netdev - Re: [PATCH net ] vmxnet3: move rss code block under eop descriptor

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Message-ID: <20230207221221.52de5c9a@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2023 22:12:21 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Ronak Doshi <doshir@...are.com>
Cc:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        VMware PV-Drivers Reviewers <pv-drivers@...are.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net ] vmxnet3: move rss code block under eop descriptor

On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 11:28:49 -0800 Ronak Doshi wrote:
> Commit b3973bb40041 ("vmxnet3: set correct hash type based on
> rss information") added hashType information into skb. However,
> rssType field is populated for eop descriptor.
> 
> This patch moves the RSS codeblock under eop descritor.

Does it mean it always fails, often fails or occasionally fails 
to provide the right hash?

Please add a Fixes tag so that the patch is automatically pulled 
into the stable releases.