]> git.baikalelectronics.ru Git - kernel.git/commit
gro: Only verify TCP checksums for candidates
authorHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:31:29 +0000 (10:31 +0800)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:46:19 +0000 (14:46 -0800)
commit2df4e037b6a0dcce19c9d0534ee1242579964c77
treee09c2d77f476ef4584308510c30601d518d91f68
parent28c2f07c8cd15c9056b66ae7cb2ed1db062e1c25
gro: Only verify TCP checksums for candidates

In some cases we may receive IP packets that are longer than
their stated lengths.  Such packets are never merged in GRO.
However, we may end up computing their checksums incorrectly
and end up allowing packets with a bogus checksum enter our
stack with the checksum status set as verified.

Since such packets are rare and not performance-critical, this
patch simply skips the checksum verification for them.

Reported-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Acked-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@intel.com>
Thanks,
Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c
net/ipv6/tcpv6_offload.c