Re: [PATCH net] net: stmmac: restore NET_IP_ALIGN in the non-XDP RX path

From: Pascal Kneuper

Date: Mon Aug 24 2026 - 08:14:35 EST


On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:22:17 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> [Severity: High]
> Should the XDP branch of stmmac_rx_offset() get the same treatment?

Thanks for pointing that out, you are right. I reproduced the panic with a
dummy XDP program: without NET_IP_ALIGN in the XDP path my box again dies
on the first incoming ping.

I will adjust the patch and retitle it accordingly in v2.

Thanks for the review!
Pascal