netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: rss: fix reporting RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE as input

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 <177008160562.1261691.14643963263135767884.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:20:05 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
 pabeni@...hat.com, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, horms@...nel.org, andrew@...n.ch,
 maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com, gal@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: rss: fix reporting RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE as
 input_xfrm
 for contexts

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:03:11 -0800 you wrote:
> Initializing input_xfrm to RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE in RSS contexts is
> problematic. I think I did this to make it clear that the context
> does not have its own settings applied. But unlike ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE
> which is zero, RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE is 0xff. We need to be careful
> when reading the value back, and remember to treat 0xff as 0.
> 
> Remove the initialization and switch to storing 0. This lets us
> also remove the workaround in ethnl_rss_set(). Get side does not
> need any adjustments and context get no longer reports:
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: rss: fix reporting RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE as input_xfrm for contexts
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/1c172febdf06

You are awesome, thank you!
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