From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
To: eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] gro: introduce gro_mac_header_len
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:31:45 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120206.113145.1284864994961472499.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1328545627.2220.72.camel@edumazet-HP-Compaq-6005-Pro-SFF-PC>
From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:07 +0100
> Shlomo Pongratz reported GRO L2 header check was suited for Ethernet
> only, and failed on IB/ipoib traffic.
>
> He provided a patch faking a zeroed header to let GRO aggregates frames.
>
> Roland Dreier, Herbert Xu, and others suggested we change GRO L2 header
> check to be more generic.
>
> This patch introduces a new netdevice field, gro_mac_header_len, giving
> L2 header length, default to ETH_HLEN (14 bytes)
>
> A device setup function can override this default value.
>
> __napi_gro_receive() has special handling for the common case (Ethernet)
> to avoid a memcmp() call and use an inline optimized function instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> Reported-by: Shlomo Pongratz <shlomop-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
We really need an explanation, probably both in the commit message and
the comments next to this new struct member, explaining why in the world
we can't use ->hard_header_len for this.
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[not found] <alpine.LRH.2.00.1201261624540.30384@ogerlitz.voltaire.com>
[not found] ` <alpine.LRH.2.00.1201261642340.31408@ogerlitz.voltaire.com>
[not found] ` <alpine.LRH.2.00.1201261642340.31408-VYr5/9ddeaGSIdy2EShu12Xnswh1EIUO@public.gmane.org>
2012-01-30 4:36 ` [PATCH 2/2] IB/ipoib: fix GRO merge failure for IPoIB originated TCP streams Roland Dreier
[not found] ` <CAL1RGDUm8ROxFFMa+D1ZD5jF+cK+kV8aEVzspgnZFNXeuai+fA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-01-30 7:44 ` Shlomo Pongratz
[not found] ` <36F7E4A28C18BE4DB7C86058E7B607240BE9687A-SlGPd/IId7auSA5JZHE7gA@public.gmane.org>
2012-01-30 18:11 ` Roland Dreier
[not found] ` <CAL1RGDXjjQ-PhCv-9WJX45NuovC9XiS=_7507OsyvLW_gBaJ5g-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-01-30 18:16 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <CAJZOPZLhgDysSASyMLNpOrmGzEyfyHAQjGLVei6ZNSFfb7TM1w-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-01-30 19:00 ` Roland Dreier
2012-01-30 7:44 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <4F264A6C.3070706-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2012-01-30 8:04 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-01-30 8:11 ` Or Gerlitz
2012-01-30 8:18 ` Herbert Xu
[not found] ` <20120130081849.GA7848-lOAM2aK0SrRLBo1qDEOMRrpzq4S04n8Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-01-30 8:53 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-01-30 8:57 ` Herbert Xu
[not found] ` <20120130085742.GA8262-lOAM2aK0SrRLBo1qDEOMRrpzq4S04n8Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-01-30 16:43 ` David Miller
2012-02-01 8:23 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <CAJZOPZJb1HvcS0XXKLvoDuoi1EfYTY-awwY2g0aHWoS=4qmdyQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-01 8:38 ` Herbert Xu
[not found] ` <20120201083837.GA7081-lOAM2aK0SrRLBo1qDEOMRrpzq4S04n8Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-01 9:43 ` Or Gerlitz
2012-02-01 14:07 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-02-02 14:01 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <4F2A974B.209-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-02 14:38 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-02-02 14:44 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-02-02 21:42 ` Or Gerlitz
2012-02-02 15:43 ` Or Gerlitz
2012-01-30 8:25 ` Michał Mirosław
2012-02-02 21:58 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <alpine.LRH.2.00.1202022352560.30300-VYr5/9ddeaGSIdy2EShu12Xnswh1EIUO@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-03 7:18 ` Hefty, Sean
[not found] ` <1828884A29C6694DAF28B7E6B8A823733349A5D2-P5GAC/sN6hmkrb+BlOpmy7fspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-03 9:00 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-02-03 20:24 ` Hefty, Sean
[not found] ` <1828884A29C6694DAF28B7E6B8A823733349A6C9-P5GAC/sN6hmkrb+BlOpmy7fspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 15:05 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <4F2FEC36.6090800-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 15:21 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-02-06 15:22 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <4F2FF050.7040400-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 16:27 ` [PATCH net-next] gro: introduce gro_mac_header_len Eric Dumazet
2012-02-06 16:31 ` David Miller [this message]
[not found] ` <20120206.113145.1284864994961472499.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 16:44 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <4F300353.2080705-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 17:00 ` David Miller
2012-02-06 16:47 ` [PATCH net-next V2] " Eric Dumazet
2012-02-06 16:58 ` David Miller
2012-02-06 17:07 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-02-06 17:11 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <4F3009AE.2090605-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 17:19 ` Eric Dumazet
[not found] ` <20120206.115859.1384761795375582044.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 17:09 ` Or Gerlitz
2012-02-06 17:23 ` Roland Dreier
[not found] ` <CAG4TOxOBCbEEOtP62ZM1R3-6umebdbJFkK0bnjphLCZOgHzt1g-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 19:12 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120206.141223.332863167187002998.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 19:23 ` Roland Dreier
[not found] ` <CAG4TOxNgJ3=AFuA==Km815YzW8eQ7nD_UAzkXLSXcAyaCAAvPg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 19:32 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120206.143230.1415707004934341114.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 19:51 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120206.145148.558736903670696169.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 19:56 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120206.145652.1575591691467905094.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 20:01 ` Roland Dreier
[not found] ` <CAG4TOxNcB8+SP3f0WhZG1GZ481s+=7pVRv91vzAbwDzUZD8g_A-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-06 20:15 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120206.151509.1959432192519622134.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-07 19:51 ` Roland Dreier
2012-02-07 20:33 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120207.153325.1941809701255235550.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-07 20:34 ` Roland Dreier
[not found] ` <CAG4TOxP2iEgT64L8vAR6P139U-HyHSxU8gdWw+cLsDwWSGkrwA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-08 0:51 ` [PATCH] IPoIB: Stop lying about hard_header_len and use skb->cb to stash LL addresses Roland Dreier
2012-02-08 7:29 ` Hefty, Sean
[not found] ` <1828884A29C6694DAF28B7E6B8A82373374C1C26-P5GAC/sN6hmkrb+BlOpmy7fspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-08 7:50 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-02-08 14:28 ` Or Gerlitz
2012-02-08 20:50 ` David Miller
2012-02-06 19:59 ` [PATCH net-next V2] gro: introduce gro_mac_header_len Roland Dreier
2012-02-08 18:51 ` [PATCH net-next] gro: more generic L2 header check Eric Dumazet
2012-02-08 20:50 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120208.155027.599792363539233740.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-08 21:08 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <CAJZOPZL_zEbNwUfVOmQeODny7HDf24gOc1HStfBxim_UtD-kvA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-08 21:31 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120208.163159.2229331610142060560.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-08 21:49 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <CAJZOPZLLteDbm0prTN3-npubtFun=kO2DYT7ea=E-HyJ84gaiA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-08 23:09 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120208.180917.586628615268005115.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-08 23:20 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <CAJZOPZ+SyGsDpnK89wNWtBn4Jdzc2tg1diKjbHSv=n75XiG+ug-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-08 23:26 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120208.182629.1816927738607872730.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-09 10:46 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <4F33A3FC.1050205-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-09 18:52 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120209.135235.957414875716615693.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-09 20:04 ` Or Gerlitz
2012-02-09 20:29 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20120209.152943.1123862542883793404.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-09 22:18 ` Or Gerlitz
[not found] ` <CAJZOPZKUG-tT+Zd=1EiLhgRxg4VEDrisBJQ99XtARMvK68UWfA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-09 22:28 ` David Miller
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