[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] lib/librte_net: fix bug for checksum calculating

[Morten Brørup]

> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas at monjalon.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 5:12 PM
> 
> 15/05/2020 15:08, guohongzhi:
> > 1.rte_ipv4_cksum will return invalid checksum value like 0xffff.(rfc1624)
> > 2.__rte_raw_cksum should consider Big Endian.
> > 3.checksum 0x0000 is invalid for udp, but valid for tcp.(rfc768)
> 
> Please consider doing 3 patches, thanks.
> 
> It was sent late for 20.05, I prefer not taking any risk,
> and wait for maintainers approval.
> The patches must be reviewed and discussed in 20.08 timeframe.

This patch fixes a bug, which is incompatible with some very popular Broadcom switch silicon, so the patch should be treated as such.

However, I agree that the review responsibility is not Thomas' alone; maintainers should step up if they consider this bugfix critical.