netdev - Re: [PATCH net] qede: validate non LSO skb length

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Date:   Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:38:16 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Manish Chopra <manishc@...vell.com>
Cc:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <aelior@...vell.com>,
        <palok@...vell.com>, <pkushwaha@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] qede: validate non LSO skb length

On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 01:24:05 -0800 Manish Chopra wrote:
> Although it is unlikely that stack could transmit a non LSO
> skb with length > MTU, however in some cases or environment such
> occurrences actually resulted into firmware asserts due to packet
> length being greater than the max supported by the device (~9700B).
> 
> This patch adds the safeguard for such odd cases to avoid firmware
> asserts.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manish Chopra <manishc@...vell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alok Prasad <palok@...vell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Prabhakar Kushwaha <pkushwaha@...vell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <aelior@...vell.com>

Please add an appropriate Fixes tag and repost.