Re: [PATCH net-next] virtio-net: avoid unnecessary checksum calculation on guest RX

[Jon Kohler]

> On Nov 26, 2025, at 6:16 AM, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On 11/25/25 9:00 PM, Jon Kohler wrote:
>>> On Nov 25, 2025, at 12:57 PM, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> CC netdev
>> 
>> Thats odd, I used git send-email --to-cmd='./scripts/get_maintainer.pl,
>> but it looks like in MAINTAINERS, that only would have hit
>> VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS,
> 
> ?!? not here:
> 
> ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:VIRTIO CORE AND NET
> DRIVERS)
> Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS)
> Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (reviewer:VIRTIO CORE AND NET
> DRIVERS)
> "Eugenio Pérez" <eperezma@xxxxxxxxxx> (reviewer:VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS)
> Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@xxxxxxx> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (open list:VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS)
> netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (open list)
> 
> The "NETWORKING DRIVER" entry should catch even virtio_net. Something
> odd in your setup?!?

Literally all I’ve got is a clone of net-next and using get_maintainer.pl
but yea the issue is the header-only change. I have a knack for falling
exactly into these sorts of process holes :) It’ll be a good cleanup
anyhow

> 
> BTW, this is a bit too late, but you should wait at least 24h before
> reposting on netdev:

Thanks for the guidance again, I’ll be sure to pace
things out if/when I find myself in this situation
again! I appreciate the help