netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 4/4] net: gro: move L3 flush checks to tcp_gro

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Message-ID: <6566fd5f-fcdf-4dc7-b8a2-5e8a182f8c49@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:02:12 +0100
From: Richard Gobert <richardbgobert@...il.com>
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
 willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 4/4] net: gro: move L3 flush checks to
 tcp_gro_receive

Eric Dumazet wrote:
> 
> I do not understand this patch 4/4 then.
> 
> Why bother moving stuff in net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c if we plan to move
> it back to where it belongs ?

Willem also pointed that out, and I agree. I'll post a v5 and move this
functionality to gro.c. Currently, gro_network_flush will be called from
tcp_gro_receive and in a separate series I'll fix the bug by calling
gro_network_flush in skb_gro_receive or adding it to
udp_gro_receive_segment - whichever is better.

This patch is meaningful by itself - removing checks against non-relevant
packets and making the flush/flush_id checks in a single place.