On 03/11/2018 09:56 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Thomas Falcon
> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:23:56 -0600
>
>> +/* For some backing devices, mishandling of small packets
>> + * can result in a loss of connection or TX stall. Device
>> + * architects recommend that no packet should be s
From: Thomas Falcon
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:23:56 -0600
> + /* For some backing devices, mishandling of small packets
> + * can result in a loss of connection or TX stall. Device
> + * architects recommend that no packet should be smaller
> + * than the minimum MTU value prov
Some backing devices cannot handle small packets well,
so pad any small packets to avoid that. It was recommended
that the VNIC driver should not send packets smaller than the
minimum MTU value provided by firmware, so pad small packets
to be at least that long.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon
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