Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: netdevice mtu assumptions documentation

2007-07-07 Thread David Miller
From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:31:17 -0700 > Document the expectations about device MTU handling. > The documentation about oversize packet handling is probably too > loose. > > IMHO devices should drop oversize packets for robustness, > but many devices allo

[PATCH 2/2] net: netdevice mtu assumptions documentation

2007-07-06 Thread Stephen Hemminger
Document the expectations about device MTU handling. The documentation about oversize packet handling is probably too loose. IMHO devices should drop oversize packets for robustness, but many devices allow it now. For example, if you set mtu to 1200 bytes, most ether devices will allow a 1500 byte