> > > Internet ettiquette demands being gracious in what you accept. > > > The default policy of FreeBSD is to accept such packets. > > > This is a really weird bug to track down. > > > Other drivers support it. > > > > > > This isn't worth making a stand over, unless you're trying > > > to hold users of YOUR driver hostage. > > > > > > > I'm just being cautious about making changes before I understand > > all of the implications. The driver's current behavior is > > supported by IEEE 802.3 specification (802.3-2005, 4.2.4.2.1) > > and is implemented in the same way for other operating systems > > that are very widely deployed (including Windows and Linux) > > without any reported problems. The existing bge driver which > > was developed for FreeBSD 10 years ago also operates this way, > > so all of my references for porting this driver happen to agree > > on the same implementation. > > Which is all well and good, but the age of a bug does not a feature > make. > > Please think of the four points I raised. > > I think it makes sense to possibly add a "enforce rx mtu" knob > somewhere, but it should likely be turned off.
That's the plan. Dave _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
