Subject: Re: [PATCH net v4 0/4] fixes two virtio-net related bugs.

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:02:57 -0400

On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 11:09:09AM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> As discussed in http://lore.kernel.org/all/[email-masked]
> Commit #1 Move the flags into the existing if condition; the issue is that it introduces a
> small amount of code duplication.
> 
> Commit #3 is new to fix the hdr len in tunnel gso feature.

I think these are completely independent right?

When there is no dependency it is best to send
patches separately, this way they do not block each other.

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> v4:
>    1. add commit "virtio-net: Ensure hdr_len is not set unless the header is forwarded to the device." @Jason
> 
> v3:
>    1. recode the #3 for tunnel gso, and test it
> 
> 
> 
> Xuan Zhuo (4):
>   virtio-net: fix incorrect flags recording in big mode
>   virtio-net: Ensure hdr_len is not set unless the header is forwarded
>     to the device.
>   virtio-net: correct hdr_len handling for VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN
>   virtio-net: correct hdr_len handling for tunnel gso
> 
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c   | 16 +++++++++----
>  include/linux/virtio_net.h | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
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> 2.32.0.3.g01195cf9f