#5252 NORM Future : [firmware] doesn't checksum incoming packets.

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#5252: [firmware] doesn't checksum incoming packets.
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   Reporter:  dwmw2        |       Owner:  ashish        
       Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new           
   Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
  Component:  wireless     |     Version:                
 Resolution:               |    Keywords:                
Next_action:  communicate  |    Verified:  0             
  Blockedby:               |    Blocking:                
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Changes (by jcardona):

  * next_action:  never set => communicate
  * type:  defect => enhancement


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 dwmw2]:
 > Indeed, we're accepting packets with bad checksums. I'll revert to pure
 software checksums for now.

 IP checksumming belongs in the IP stack.  The firmware should check frame
 integrity at layer 2 by means of the 802.11 Frame Check Sequence, and I
 believe that it already does that.  The test suggested by Albert does not
 produce frames with invalid FCS.

 IP checksum offloading is maybe a feature request, not a bug.  I recommend
 closing, but  I'll mark this as an enhancement for now.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5252#comment:7>
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