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    packet: Use symmetric hash for PACKET_FANOUT_HASH. · eb70db87
    David S. Miller authored
    
    
    People who use PACKET_FANOUT_HASH want a symmetric hash, meaning that
    they want packets going in both directions on a flow to hash to the
    same bucket.
    
    The core kernel SKB hash became non-symmetric when the ipv6 flow label
    and other entities were incorporated into the standard flow hash order
    to increase entropy.
    
    But there are no users of PACKET_FANOUT_HASH who want an assymetric
    hash, they all want a symmetric one.
    
    Therefore, use the flow dissector to compute a flat symmetric hash
    over only the protocol, addresses and ports.  This hash does not get
    installed into and override the normal skb hash, so this change has
    no effect whatsoever on the rest of the stack.
    
    Reported-by: default avatarEric Leblond <eric@regit.org>
    Tested-by: default avatarEric Leblond <eric@regit.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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