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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: 4f49129 ("virtio-net: Set RXCSUM feature if GUEST_CSUM is available")
Signed-off-by: Heng Qi <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Jason Wang <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>
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