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v4 GRE: Add TCP segmentation offload for GRE

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Following patch adds GRE protocol offload handler so that
skb_gso_segment() can segment GRE packets.
SKB GSO CB is added to keep track of total header length so that
skb_segment can push entire header. e.g. in case of GRE, skb_segment
need to push inner and outer headers to every segment.
New NETIF_F_GRE_GSO feature is added for devices which support HW
GRE TSO offload. Currently none of devices support it therefore GRE GSO
always fall backs to software GSO.

[ Compute pkt_len before ip_local_out() invocation. -DaveM ]

Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@nicira.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Pravin B Shelar
2013-02-14 14:02:41 +00:00
committed by David S. Miller
parent 05e8ef4ab2
commit 68c3316311
12 changed files with 226 additions and 11 deletions
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@@ -2413,6 +2413,7 @@ struct sk_buff *__skb_gso_segment(struct sk_buff *skb,
return ERR_PTR(err);
}
SKB_GSO_CB(skb)->mac_offset = skb_headroom(skb);
skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
skb_reset_mac_len(skb);