Re: [PATCH net] gve: Fix an edge case for TSO skb validity check

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On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:28 PM Bailey Forrest <bcf@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 4:07 PM Willem de Bruijn
> <willemdebruijn.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > This however loops skb->len / gso_size. While the above modulo
> > operation skips many segments that span a frag. Not sure if the more
> > intuitive approach could be as performant.
>
> Yes, the original intention of the code was to loop over nr_frags,
> instead of (skb->len / gso_size).
>
> But perhaps that's premature optimization if it makes the code
> significantly harder to follow.

Thanks. I don't mean to ask for a wholesale rewrite if not needed.

But perhaps the logic can be explained in the commit in a way
that it is more immediately obvious.

Praveen suggested that. I'll respond to his reply in more detail.





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