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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>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.