Re: IP: optimize as a router not host

Alan Cox (alan@cymru.net)
Mon, 18 Mar 1996 14:50:40 +0000 (GMT)


> usually, packets are not bad.
> so, on the average it is better(=for performance)
> not to compute csum for
> forwarded packets.

This all has nothing however to do with what the option is for. Linux
always (as per spec) checksums the ip headers.. its only about 30 clocks.

Alan