From: Herbert Xu <herbert.xu@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: Final resolution for the checksum problems


Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> > Alternatively we could just make netback default tx checksums to off
>> > which should have a similar effect as disabling it on virbr0.
>> 
>> This seems like a simpler path than introducing new infrastructure for
>> scripts to run every time the interface is brought up/down.  And then
>> it's even easier to remove the "trigger" when we get the functionality
>> in the kernel
> 
> I agree - this would be even simpler. 

Here is a patch which does just that.

Cheers,
-- 
Visit Openswan at http://www.openswan.org/
Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/
PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt
--
Index: linux-2.6.21.i386/drivers/xen/netback/interface.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.21.i386.orig/drivers/xen/netback/interface.c
+++ linux-2.6.21.i386/drivers/xen/netback/interface.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ netif_t *netif_alloc(domid_t domid, unsi
 	dev->open            = net_open;
 	dev->stop            = net_close;
 	dev->change_mtu	     = netbk_change_mtu;
-	dev->features        = NETIF_F_IP_CSUM;
 
 	SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &network_ethtool_ops);