Re: [PATCH net] virtio-net: alloc big buffers also when guest can receive UFO

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Wed Feb 12 2014 - 06:55:28 EST


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 01:43:28PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> We should alloc big buffers also when guest can receive UFO
> pakcets. Otherwise the big packets will be truncated when mergeable rx
> buffer is disabled.

Not truncated, they will be dropped.

> Fixes 5c5167515d80f78f6bb538492c423adcae31ad65
> (virtio-net: Allow UFO feature to be set and advertised.)
>
> Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Sridhar Samudrala <sri@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>

for patch but please fix commit message.


> ---
> drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index d75f8ed..5632a99 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> @@ -1711,7 +1711,8 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> /* If we can receive ANY GSO packets, we must allocate large ones. */
> if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) ||
> virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6) ||
> - virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN))
> + virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN) ||
> + virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO))
> vi->big_packets = true;
>
> if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF))
> --
> 1.8.3.2
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