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Re: raw ipv6 broken in 2.4.19

To: kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: raw ipv6 broken in 2.4.19
From: Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 01:12:41 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: gandalf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <200208132200.CAA22153@sex.inr.ac.ru>
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        Hello,

On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> >     What about the known problem with csum_partial called
> > with zero length.
>
> Maybe it is known to you, but not to me.

        Hm, some links:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=99489362903633&w=2
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-virtual-server&m=100332800916641&w=2

> >     (addr&2!=0 => bug)
>
> Sorry? What do you mean? Checksumming routines must not have any alignment
> constraints, they used with arbitrary combinations of alignments.

        Do you believe, they have :) See the 2nd URL, there is
a fix tested from Wensong (old LVS problem).

> Alexey

Regards

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Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>


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