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| H A D | virtio_net.c | diff ef609fd73433ed2a261f571fb616c53ce39a13e0 Mon Jun 17 08:15:23 CDT 2024 Heng Qi <hengqi@linux.alibaba.com> virtio_net: checksum offloading handling fix
[ Upstream commit 604141c036e1b636e2a71cf6e1aa09d1e45f40c2 ]
In virtio spec 0.95, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM was designed to handle
partially checksummed packets, and the validation of fully checksummed
packets by the device is independent of VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM
negotiation. However, the specification erroneously stated:
"If VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM is not negotiated, the device MUST set flags
to zero and SHOULD supply a fully checksummed packet to the driver."
This statement is inaccurate because even without VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM
negotiation, the device can still set the VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID flag.
Essentially, the device can facilitate the validation of these packets'
checksums - a process known as RX checksum offloading - removing the need
for the driver to do so.
This scenario is currently not implemented in the driver and requires
correction. The necessary specification correction[1] has been made and
approved in the virtio TC vote.
[1] https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/202401/msg00011.html
Fixes: 4f49129be6fa ("virtio-net: Set RXCSUM feature if GUEST_CSUM is available")
Signed-off-by: Heng Qi <hengqi@linux.alibaba.com>
Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@nvidia.com>
Acked-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
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