linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] 8139too: Allow setting MTU larger than 1500

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Date:	Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:34:34 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	Alban Bedel <albeu@...e.fr>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Benoit Taine <benoit.taine@...6.fr>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] 8139too: Allow setting MTU larger than 1500

On Sat, 2014-11-08 at 12:48 +0100, Alban Bedel wrote:
> Replace the default ndo_change_mtu callback with one that allow
> setting MTU that the driver can handle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alban Bedel <albeu@...e.fr>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139too.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139too.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139too.c
> index 007b38c..8387de9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139too.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139too.c
> @@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ static int debug = -1;
>  /* max supported ethernet frame size -- must be at least (dev->mtu+14+4).*/
>  #define MAX_ETH_FRAME_SIZE	1536
>  
> +/* max supported payload size */
> +#define MAX_ETH_DATA_SIZE	(MAX_ETH_FRAME_SIZE - ETH_HLEN - ETH_FCS_LEN)
[...]

Does this maximum still allow for VLAN tags, or should it use
VLAN_ETH_HLEN instead of ETH_HLEN?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Beware of bugs in the above code;
I have only proved it correct, not tried it. - Donald Knuth

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