David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > From: Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:09:02 +0200 > >> If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM virtio feature is available, the guest >> does not have to calculate the checksums on all received packets. This >> is pretty much the same feature as RX checksum offloading on real >> network cards, so the virtio-net driver should report this by setting >> the NETIF_F_RXCSUM flag. When the user now runs "ethtool -k", he or she >> can see whether the virtio-net interface has to calculate RX checksums >> or not. >> >> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Can one of the virtio_net folks please review this? Hmm, so NETIF_F_RXCSUM only exists for ethtool's benefit. Weird. But this patch is correct: Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Thanks, Rusty. _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
