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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:10:37 -0400
From: Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 4/4] net: gro: move L3 flush checks to
 tcp_gro_receive
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Richard Gobert wrote:
> 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.

One issue: if the do this move in net/next, then a later fix that
relies on it cannot be backporter to older stable kernels.