Re: [PATCH v3] [net]: Fix skb->csum update in inet_proto_csum_replace16().

From: Florian Westphal
Date: Thu Jan 23 2020 - 09:29:43 EST


Daniel Borkmann <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 1/23/20 9:21 AM, Florian Westphal wrote:
> > So, AFAIU from what you're saying above the patch seems fine as-is and
> > just needs a more verbose commit message explaining why replace16()
> > doesn't update skb->csum while all the other ones do.
> >
> > Is that correct?
>
> Probably better a comment in the code to avoid confusion on why it's not done in
> inet_proto_csum_replace16() but all the other cases; mainly to avoid some folks
> in future sending random cleanup patches w/ removal attempts.

Makes sense, thanks!

Praveen, can you spin a v4 with a comment in replace16 that it
intentionally elides the skb->csum update because the function is
only used by ipv6?

Thanks!