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1 From 3be7c5ab93cf875aff5d91974d1df0851c329fd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
2 Message-Id: <20080609.134337.193698173.davem@davemloft.net>
3 From: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
4 Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 17:05:34 -0700
5 Subject: cassini: Only use chip checksum for ipv4 packets.
6
7 From: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
8
9 [ upstream commit: b1443e2f6501f06930a162ff1ff08382a98bf23e ]
10
11 According to David Monro, at least with Natsemi Saturn chips the
12 cassini driver has some trouble with ipv6 checksums.
13
14 Until we have more information about what's going on here, only
15 use the chip checksums for ipv4.
16
17 This workaround was suggested and tested by David.
18
19 Update version and release date.
20
21 Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
22 Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
23 ---
24 drivers/net/cassini.c | 11 +++++++----
25 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
26
27 --- a/drivers/net/cassini.c
28 +++ b/drivers/net/cassini.c
29 @@ -142,8 +142,8 @@
30
31 #define DRV_MODULE_NAME "cassini"
32 #define PFX DRV_MODULE_NAME ": "
33 -#define DRV_MODULE_VERSION "1.5"
34 -#define DRV_MODULE_RELDATE "4 Jan 2008"
35 +#define DRV_MODULE_VERSION "1.6"
36 +#define DRV_MODULE_RELDATE "21 May 2008"
37
38 #define CAS_DEF_MSG_ENABLE \
39 (NETIF_MSG_DRV | \
40 @@ -2140,9 +2140,12 @@ end_copy_pkt:
41 if (addr)
42 cas_page_unmap(addr);
43 }
44 - skb->csum = csum_unfold(~csum);
45 - skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_COMPLETE;
46 skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, cp->dev);
47 + if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
48 + skb->csum = csum_unfold(~csum);
49 + skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_COMPLETE;
50 + } else
51 + skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
52 return len;
53 }
54