Re: [PATCH net-next v7 4/5] net: gro: remove unnecessary df checks

[Willem de Bruijn]

Richard Gobert wrote:
> Currently, packets with fixed IDs will be merged only if their
> don't-fragment bit is set. This restriction is unnecessary since
> packets without the don't-fragment bit will be forwarded as-is even
> if they were merged together. The merged packets will be segmented
> into their original forms before being forwarded, either by GSO or
> by TSO. The IDs will also remain identical unless NETIF_F_TSO_MANGLEID
> is set, in which case the IDs can become incrementing, which is also fine.
> 
> Clean up the code by removing the unnecessary don't-fragment checks.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Gobert <richardbgobert@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@xxxxxxxxxx>