Merge branch 'xen_netback'

xen-netback: IPv6 offload support

====================
This patch series adds support for checksum and large packet offloads
into xen-netback.  Testing has mainly been done using the Microsoft
network hardware certification suite running in Server 2008R2 VMs with
Citrix PV frontends.

v2:
- Fixed Wei's email address in Cc lines

v3:
- Responded to Wei's comments:
 - netif.h now updated with comments and a definition of
   XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_NONE.
 - limited number of pullups
- Responded to Annie's comments:
 - New GSO_BIT macro

v4:
- Responded to more of Wei's comments
- Remove parsing of IPv6 fragment header and added warning

v5:
- Added comment concerning the value chosen for PKT_PROT_LEN
- Dropped deprecation of feature-no-csum-offload
====================
Signed-off-by: NDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h

@@ -87,9 +87,13 @@ struct pending_tx_info {
 struct xenvif_rx_meta {
 	int id;
 	int size;
+	int gso_type;
 	int gso_size;
 };
 
+#define GSO_BIT(type) \
+	(1 << XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_ ## type)
+
 /* Discriminate from any valid pending_idx value. */
 #define INVALID_PENDING_IDX 0xFFFF
 
@@ -150,10 +154,12 @@ struct xenvif {
 	u8               fe_dev_addr[6];
 
 	/* Frontend feature information. */
+	int gso_mask;
+	int gso_prefix_mask;
+
 	u8 can_sg:1;
-	u8 gso:1;
-	u8 gso_prefix:1;
-	u8 csum:1;
+	u8 ip_csum:1;
+	u8 ipv6_csum:1;
 
 	/* Internal feature information. */
 	u8 can_queue:1;	    /* can queue packets for receiver? */

drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c

@@ -214,10 +214,14 @@ static netdev_features_t xenvif_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (!vif->can_sg)
 		features &= ~NETIF_F_SG;
-	if (!vif->gso && !vif->gso_prefix)
+	if (~(vif->gso_mask | vif->gso_prefix_mask) & GSO_BIT(TCPV4))
 		features &= ~NETIF_F_TSO;
-	if (!vif->csum)
+	if (~(vif->gso_mask | vif->gso_prefix_mask) & GSO_BIT(TCPV6))
+		features &= ~NETIF_F_TSO6;
+	if (!vif->ip_csum)
 		features &= ~NETIF_F_IP_CSUM;
+	if (!vif->ipv6_csum)
+		features &= ~NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM;
 
 	return features;
 }
@@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
 	vif->domid  = domid;
 	vif->handle = handle;
 	vif->can_sg = 1;
-	vif->csum = 1;
+	vif->ip_csum = 1;
 	vif->dev = dev;
 
 	vif->credit_bytes = vif->remaining_credit = ~0UL;
@@ -316,8 +320,10 @@ struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
 	vif->credit_timeout.expires = jiffies;
 
 	dev->netdev_ops	= &xenvif_netdev_ops;
-	dev->hw_features = NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_TSO;
-	dev->features = dev->hw_features;
+	dev->hw_features = NETIF_F_SG |
+		NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM |
+		NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_TSO6;
+	dev->features = dev->hw_features | NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
 	SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &xenvif_ethtool_ops);
 
 	dev->tx_queue_len = XENVIF_QUEUE_LENGTH;

drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c

@@ -109,15 +109,12 @@ static inline unsigned long idx_to_kaddr(struct xenvif *vif,
 	return (unsigned long)pfn_to_kaddr(idx_to_pfn(vif, idx));
 }
 
-/*
- * This is the amount of packet we copy rather than map, so that the
- * guest can't fiddle with the contents of the headers while we do
- * packet processing on them (netfilter, routing, etc).
+/* This is a miniumum size for the linear area to avoid lots of
+ * calls to __pskb_pull_tail() as we set up checksum offsets. The
+ * value 128 was chosen as it covers all IPv4 and most likely
+ * IPv6 headers.
  */
-#define PKT_PROT_LEN    (ETH_HLEN + \
-			 VLAN_HLEN + \
-			 sizeof(struct iphdr) + MAX_IPOPTLEN + \
-			 sizeof(struct tcphdr) + MAX_TCP_OPTION_SPACE)
+#define PKT_PROT_LEN 128
 
 static u16 frag_get_pending_idx(skb_frag_t *frag)
 {
@@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ static int max_required_rx_slots(struct xenvif *vif)
 	int max = DIV_ROUND_UP(vif->dev->mtu, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	/* XXX FIXME: RX path dependent on MAX_SKB_FRAGS */
-	if (vif->can_sg || vif->gso || vif->gso_prefix)
+	if (vif->can_sg || vif->gso_mask || vif->gso_prefix_mask)
 		max += MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1; /* extra_info + frags */
 
 	return max;
@@ -317,6 +314,7 @@ static struct xenvif_rx_meta *get_next_rx_buffer(struct xenvif *vif,
 	req = RING_GET_REQUEST(&vif->rx, vif->rx.req_cons++);
 
 	meta = npo->meta + npo->meta_prod++;
+	meta->gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_NONE;
 	meta->gso_size = 0;
 	meta->size = 0;
 	meta->id = req->id;
@@ -339,6 +337,7 @@ static void xenvif_gop_frag_copy(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct gnttab_copy *copy_gop;
 	struct xenvif_rx_meta *meta;
 	unsigned long bytes;
+	int gso_type;
 
 	/* Data must not cross a page boundary. */
 	BUG_ON(size + offset > PAGE_SIZE<<compound_order(page));
@@ -397,7 +396,14 @@ static void xenvif_gop_frag_copy(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		}
 
 		/* Leave a gap for the GSO descriptor. */
-		if (*head && skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size && !vif->gso_prefix)
+		if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV4)
+			gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV4;
+		else if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV6)
+			gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV6;
+		else
+			gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_NONE;
+
+		if (*head && ((1 << gso_type) & vif->gso_mask))
 			vif->rx.req_cons++;
 
 		*head = 0; /* There must be something in this buffer now. */
@@ -428,14 +434,28 @@ static int xenvif_gop_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	unsigned char *data;
 	int head = 1;
 	int old_meta_prod;
+	int gso_type;
+	int gso_size;
 
 	old_meta_prod = npo->meta_prod;
 
+	if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV4) {
+		gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV4;
+		gso_size = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
+	} else if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV6) {
+		gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV6;
+		gso_size = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
+	} else {
+		gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_NONE;
+		gso_size = 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Set up a GSO prefix descriptor, if necessary */
-	if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size && vif->gso_prefix) {
+	if ((1 << skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type) & vif->gso_prefix_mask) {
 		req = RING_GET_REQUEST(&vif->rx, vif->rx.req_cons++);
 		meta = npo->meta + npo->meta_prod++;
-		meta->gso_size = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
+		meta->gso_type = gso_type;
+		meta->gso_size = gso_size;
 		meta->size = 0;
 		meta->id = req->id;
 	}
@@ -443,10 +463,13 @@ static int xenvif_gop_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	req = RING_GET_REQUEST(&vif->rx, vif->rx.req_cons++);
 	meta = npo->meta + npo->meta_prod++;
 
-	if (!vif->gso_prefix)
-		meta->gso_size = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
-	else
+	if ((1 << gso_type) & vif->gso_mask) {
+		meta->gso_type = gso_type;
+		meta->gso_size = gso_size;
+	} else {
+		meta->gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_NONE;
 		meta->gso_size = 0;
+	}
 
 	meta->size = 0;
 	meta->id = req->id;
@@ -592,7 +615,8 @@ void xenvif_rx_action(struct xenvif *vif)
 
 		vif = netdev_priv(skb->dev);
 
-		if (vif->meta[npo.meta_cons].gso_size && vif->gso_prefix) {
+		if ((1 << vif->meta[npo.meta_cons].gso_type) &
+		    vif->gso_prefix_mask) {
 			resp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&vif->rx,
 						 vif->rx.rsp_prod_pvt++);
 
@@ -629,7 +653,8 @@ void xenvif_rx_action(struct xenvif *vif)
 					vif->meta[npo.meta_cons].size,
 					flags);
 
-		if (vif->meta[npo.meta_cons].gso_size && !vif->gso_prefix) {
+		if ((1 << vif->meta[npo.meta_cons].gso_type) &
+		    vif->gso_mask) {
 			struct xen_netif_extra_info *gso =
 				(struct xen_netif_extra_info *)
 				RING_GET_RESPONSE(&vif->rx,
@@ -637,8 +662,8 @@ void xenvif_rx_action(struct xenvif *vif)
 
 			resp->flags |= XEN_NETRXF_extra_info;
 
+			gso->u.gso.type = vif->meta[npo.meta_cons].gso_type;
 			gso->u.gso.size = vif->meta[npo.meta_cons].gso_size;
-			gso->u.gso.type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV4;
 			gso->u.gso.pad = 0;
 			gso->u.gso.features = 0;
 
@@ -1101,15 +1126,20 @@ static int xenvif_set_skb_gso(struct xenvif *vif,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* Currently only TCPv4 S.O. is supported. */
-	if (gso->u.gso.type != XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV4) {
+	switch (gso->u.gso.type) {
+	case XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV4:
+		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV4;
+		break;
+	case XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV6:
+		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV6;
+		break;
+	default:
 		netdev_err(vif->dev, "Bad GSO type %d.\n", gso->u.gso.type);
 		xenvif_fatal_tx_err(vif);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size = gso->u.gso.size;
-	skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV4;
 
 	/* Header must be checked, and gso_segs computed. */
 	skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type |= SKB_GSO_DODGY;
@@ -1118,61 +1148,74 @@ static int xenvif_set_skb_gso(struct xenvif *vif,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int checksum_setup(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline void maybe_pull_tail(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
+{
+	if (skb_is_nonlinear(skb) && skb_headlen(skb) < len) {
+		/* If we need to pullup then pullup to the max, so we
+		 * won't need to do it again.
+		 */
+		int target = min_t(int, skb->len, MAX_TCP_HEADER);
+		__pskb_pull_tail(skb, target - skb_headlen(skb));
+	}
+}
+
+static int checksum_setup_ip(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			     int recalculate_partial_csum)
 {
-	struct iphdr *iph;
+	struct iphdr *iph = (void *)skb->data;
+	unsigned int header_size;
+	unsigned int off;
 	int err = -EPROTO;
-	int recalculate_partial_csum = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * A GSO SKB must be CHECKSUM_PARTIAL. However some buggy
-	 * peers can fail to set NETRXF_csum_blank when sending a GSO
-	 * frame. In this case force the SKB to CHECKSUM_PARTIAL and
-	 * recalculate the partial checksum.
-	 */
-	if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_PARTIAL && skb_is_gso(skb)) {
-		vif->rx_gso_checksum_fixup++;
-		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_PARTIAL;
-		recalculate_partial_csum = 1;
-	}
+	off = sizeof(struct iphdr);
 
-	/* A non-CHECKSUM_PARTIAL SKB does not require setup. */
-	if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_PARTIAL)
-		return 0;
+	header_size = skb->network_header + off + MAX_IPOPTLEN;
+	maybe_pull_tail(skb, header_size);
 
-	if (skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP))
-		goto out;
+	off = iph->ihl * 4;
 
-	iph = (void *)skb->data;
 	switch (iph->protocol) {
 	case IPPROTO_TCP:
-		if (!skb_partial_csum_set(skb, 4 * iph->ihl,
+		if (!skb_partial_csum_set(skb, off,
 					  offsetof(struct tcphdr, check)))
 			goto out;
 
 		if (recalculate_partial_csum) {
 			struct tcphdr *tcph = tcp_hdr(skb);
+
+			header_size = skb->network_header +
+				off +
+				sizeof(struct tcphdr);
+			maybe_pull_tail(skb, header_size);
+
 			tcph->check = ~csum_tcpudp_magic(iph->saddr, iph->daddr,
-							 skb->len - iph->ihl*4,
+							 skb->len - off,
 							 IPPROTO_TCP, 0);
 		}
 		break;
 	case IPPROTO_UDP:
-		if (!skb_partial_csum_set(skb, 4 * iph->ihl,
+		if (!skb_partial_csum_set(skb, off,
 					  offsetof(struct udphdr, check)))
 			goto out;
 
 		if (recalculate_partial_csum) {
 			struct udphdr *udph = udp_hdr(skb);
+
+			header_size = skb->network_header +
+				off +
+				sizeof(struct udphdr);
+			maybe_pull_tail(skb, header_size);
+
 			udph->check = ~csum_tcpudp_magic(iph->saddr, iph->daddr,
-							 skb->len - iph->ihl*4,
+							 skb->len - off,
 							 IPPROTO_UDP, 0);
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			netdev_err(vif->dev,
-				   "Attempting to checksum a non-TCP/UDP packet, dropping a protocol %d packet\n",
+				   "Attempting to checksum a non-TCP/UDP packet, "
+				   "dropping a protocol %d packet\n",
 				   iph->protocol);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1183,6 +1226,158 @@ static int checksum_setup(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int checksum_setup_ipv6(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       int recalculate_partial_csum)
+{
+	int err = -EPROTO;
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = (void *)skb->data;
+	u8 nexthdr;
+	unsigned int header_size;
+	unsigned int off;
+	bool fragment;
+	bool done;
+
+	done = false;
+
+	off = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+
+	header_size = skb->network_header + off;
+	maybe_pull_tail(skb, header_size);
+
+	nexthdr = ipv6h->nexthdr;
+
+	while ((off <= sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + ntohs(ipv6h->payload_len)) &&
+	       !done) {
+		switch (nexthdr) {
+		case IPPROTO_DSTOPTS:
+		case IPPROTO_HOPOPTS:
+		case IPPROTO_ROUTING: {
+			struct ipv6_opt_hdr *hp = (void *)(skb->data + off);
+
+			header_size = skb->network_header +
+				off +
+				sizeof(struct ipv6_opt_hdr);
+			maybe_pull_tail(skb, header_size);
+
+			nexthdr = hp->nexthdr;
+			off += ipv6_optlen(hp);
+			break;
+		}
+		case IPPROTO_AH: {
+			struct ip_auth_hdr *hp = (void *)(skb->data + off);
+
+			header_size = skb->network_header +
+				off +
+				sizeof(struct ip_auth_hdr);
+			maybe_pull_tail(skb, header_size);
+
+			nexthdr = hp->nexthdr;
+			off += (hp->hdrlen+2)<<2;
+			break;
+		}
+		case IPPROTO_FRAGMENT:
+			fragment = true;
+			/* fall through */
+		default:
+			done = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!done) {
+		if (net_ratelimit())
+			netdev_err(vif->dev, "Failed to parse packet header\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (fragment) {
+		if (net_ratelimit())
+			netdev_err(vif->dev, "Packet is a fragment!\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	switch (nexthdr) {
+	case IPPROTO_TCP:
+		if (!skb_partial_csum_set(skb, off,
+					  offsetof(struct tcphdr, check)))
+			goto out;
+
+		if (recalculate_partial_csum) {
+			struct tcphdr *tcph = tcp_hdr(skb);
+
+			header_size = skb->network_header +
+				off +
+				sizeof(struct tcphdr);
+			maybe_pull_tail(skb, header_size);
+
+			tcph->check = ~csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6h->saddr,
+						       &ipv6h->daddr,
+						       skb->len - off,
+						       IPPROTO_TCP, 0);
+		}
+		break;
+	case IPPROTO_UDP:
+		if (!skb_partial_csum_set(skb, off,
+					  offsetof(struct udphdr, check)))
+			goto out;
+
+		if (recalculate_partial_csum) {
+			struct udphdr *udph = udp_hdr(skb);
+
+			header_size = skb->network_header +
+				off +
+				sizeof(struct udphdr);
+			maybe_pull_tail(skb, header_size);
+
+			udph->check = ~csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6h->saddr,
+						       &ipv6h->daddr,
+						       skb->len - off,
+						       IPPROTO_UDP, 0);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		if (net_ratelimit())
+			netdev_err(vif->dev,
+				   "Attempting to checksum a non-TCP/UDP packet, "
+				   "dropping a protocol %d packet\n",
+				   nexthdr);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = 0;
+
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int checksum_setup(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int err = -EPROTO;
+	int recalculate_partial_csum = 0;
+
+	/* A GSO SKB must be CHECKSUM_PARTIAL. However some buggy
+	 * peers can fail to set NETRXF_csum_blank when sending a GSO
+	 * frame. In this case force the SKB to CHECKSUM_PARTIAL and
+	 * recalculate the partial checksum.
+	 */
+	if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_PARTIAL && skb_is_gso(skb)) {
+		vif->rx_gso_checksum_fixup++;
+		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_PARTIAL;
+		recalculate_partial_csum = 1;
+	}
+
+	/* A non-CHECKSUM_PARTIAL SKB does not require setup. */
+	if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_PARTIAL)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP))
+		err = checksum_setup_ip(vif, skb, recalculate_partial_csum);
+	else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+		err = checksum_setup_ipv6(vif, skb, recalculate_partial_csum);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static bool tx_credit_exceeded(struct xenvif *vif, unsigned size)
 {
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
@@ -1428,12 +1623,7 @@ static int xenvif_tx_submit(struct xenvif *vif, int budget)
 
 		xenvif_fill_frags(vif, skb);
 
-		/*
-		 * If the initial fragment was < PKT_PROT_LEN then
-		 * pull through some bytes from the other fragments to
-		 * increase the linear region to PKT_PROT_LEN bytes.
-		 */
-		if (skb_headlen(skb) < PKT_PROT_LEN && skb_is_nonlinear(skb)) {
+		if (skb_is_nonlinear(skb) && skb_headlen(skb) < PKT_PROT_LEN) {
 			int target = min_t(int, skb->len, PKT_PROT_LEN);
 			__pskb_pull_tail(skb, target - skb_headlen(skb));
 		}

drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c

@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ static int netback_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 			goto abort_transaction;
 		}
 
+		err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "feature-gso-tcpv6",
+				    "%d", sg);
+		if (err) {
+			message = "writing feature-gso-tcpv6";
+			goto abort_transaction;
+		}
+
+		/* We support partial checksum setup for IPv6 packets */
+		err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename,
+				    "feature-ipv6-csum-offload",
+				    "%d", 1);
+		if (err) {
+			message = "writing feature-ipv6-csum-offload";
+			goto abort_transaction;
+		}
+
 		/* We support rx-copy path. */
 		err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename,
 				    "feature-rx-copy", "%d", 1);
@@ -561,20 +577,50 @@ static int connect_rings(struct backend_info *be)
 		val = 0;
 	vif->can_sg = !!val;
 
+	vif->gso_mask = 0;
+	vif->gso_prefix_mask = 0;
+
 	if (xenbus_scanf(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend, "feature-gso-tcpv4",
 			 "%d", &val) < 0)
 		val = 0;
-	vif->gso = !!val;
+	if (val)
+		vif->gso_mask |= GSO_BIT(TCPV4);
 
 	if (xenbus_scanf(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend, "feature-gso-tcpv4-prefix",
 			 "%d", &val) < 0)
 		val = 0;
-	vif->gso_prefix = !!val;
+	if (val)
+		vif->gso_prefix_mask |= GSO_BIT(TCPV4);
+
+	if (xenbus_scanf(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend, "feature-gso-tcpv6",
+			 "%d", &val) < 0)
+		val = 0;
+	if (val)
+		vif->gso_mask |= GSO_BIT(TCPV6);
+
+	if (xenbus_scanf(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend, "feature-gso-tcpv6-prefix",
+			 "%d", &val) < 0)
+		val = 0;
+	if (val)
+		vif->gso_prefix_mask |= GSO_BIT(TCPV6);
+
+	if (vif->gso_mask & vif->gso_prefix_mask) {
+		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, err,
+				 "%s: gso and gso prefix flags are not "
+				 "mutually exclusive",
+				 dev->otherend);
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
 
 	if (xenbus_scanf(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend, "feature-no-csum-offload",
 			 "%d", &val) < 0)
 		val = 0;
-	vif->csum = !val;
+	vif->ip_csum = !val;
+
+	if (xenbus_scanf(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend, "feature-ipv6-csum-offload",
+			 "%d", &val) < 0)
+		val = 0;
+	vif->ipv6_csum = !!val;
 
 	/* Map the shared frame, irq etc. */
 	err = xenvif_connect(vif, tx_ring_ref, rx_ring_ref,

include/xen/interface/io/netif.h

@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@
  * node as before.
  */
 
+/*
+ * "feature-no-csum-offload" should be used to turn IPv4 TCP/UDP checksum
+ * offload off or on. If it is missing then the feature is assumed to be on.
+ * "feature-ipv6-csum-offload" should be used to turn IPv6 TCP/UDP checksum
+ * offload on or off. If it is missing then the feature is assumed to be off.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * "feature-gso-tcpv4" and "feature-gso-tcpv6" advertise the capability to
+ * handle large TCP packets (in IPv4 or IPv6 form respectively). Neither
+ * frontends nor backends are assumed to be capable unless the flags are
+ * present.
+ */
+
 /*
  * This is the 'wire' format for packets:
  *  Request 1: xen_netif_tx_request  -- XEN_NETTXF_* (any flags)
@@ -95,8 +109,10 @@ struct xen_netif_tx_request {
 #define _XEN_NETIF_EXTRA_FLAG_MORE	(0)
 #define  XEN_NETIF_EXTRA_FLAG_MORE	(1U<<_XEN_NETIF_EXTRA_FLAG_MORE)
 
-/* GSO types - only TCPv4 currently supported. */
+/* GSO types */
+#define XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_NONE		(0)
 #define XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV4	(1)
+#define XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV6	(2)
 
 /*
  * This structure needs to fit within both netif_tx_request and