Re: [Xen-devel] [0/5] [NET]: Add TSO support

[Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 29 Jun 2006, at 14:26, Herbert Xu wrote:

> > If you can recalculate it, why is the field required at all (both in
> > the skbuff and in the netif_tx_extra)? You previously said it was
> > needed because it can't be recalculated (until you get to the
> > segmentation code, which may be very late in packet processing).
> It can't be recalculated in general (i.e., in netback).  However, 
> within
> each protocol module it can be recalculated.
In that case we don't need gso_segs in the netif_tx_extra? That, plus 
limit gso_type, would make me much happier.
 -- Keir


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