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[PATCH 1/2] virtio_net: checksum offloading handling fix

From: Heng Qi <hidden>
Date: 2024-06-17 13:15:34
Also in: virtualization
Subsystem: networking drivers, the rest, virtio net driver · Maintainers: Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds, "Michael S. Tsirkin", Jason Wang

In virtio spec 0.95, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM was designed to handle
partially checksummed packets, and the validation of fully checksummed
packets by the device is independent of VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM
negotiation. However, the specification erroneously stated:

  "If VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM is not negotiated, the device MUST set flags
   to zero and SHOULD supply a fully checksummed packet to the driver."

This statement is inaccurate because even without VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM
negotiation, the device can still set the VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID flag.
Essentially, the device can facilitate the validation of these packets'
checksums - a process known as RX checksum offloading - removing the need
for the driver to do so.

This scenario is currently not implemented in the driver and requires
correction. The necessary specification correction[1] has been made and
approved in the virtio TC vote.
[1] https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/202401/msg00011.html

Fixes: 4f49129be6fa ("virtio-net: Set RXCSUM feature if GUEST_CSUM is available")
Signed-off-by: Heng Qi <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 61a57d134544..aa70a7ed8072 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -5666,8 +5666,16 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 			dev->features |= dev->hw_features & NETIF_F_ALL_TSO;
 		/* (!csum && gso) case will be fixed by register_netdev() */
 	}
-	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM))
-		dev->features |= NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
+
+	/* 1. With VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM negotiation, the driver doesn't
+	 * need to calculate checksums for partially checksummed packets,
+	 * as they're considered valid by the upper layer.
+	 * 2. Without VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM negotiation, the driver only
+	 * receives fully checksummed packets. The device may assist in
+	 * validating these packets' checksums, so the driver won't have to.
+	 */
+	dev->features |= NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
+
 	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) ||
 	    virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6))
 		dev->features |= NETIF_F_GRO_HW;
-- 
2.32.0.3.g01195cf9f
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