netdev - [NET-NEXT PATCH 06/25] ixgb: don't allow too small MTU

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Date:	Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:51:32 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	jeff@...zik.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [NET-NEXT PATCH 06/25] ixgb: don't allow too small MTU

From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>

Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---

 drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index 60cad65..0e72dad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1566,9 +1566,9 @@ ixgb_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 	int max_frame = new_mtu + ENET_HEADER_SIZE + ENET_FCS_LENGTH;
 	int old_max_frame = netdev->mtu + ENET_HEADER_SIZE + ENET_FCS_LENGTH;
 
-
-	if((max_frame < IXGB_MIN_ENET_FRAME_SIZE_WITHOUT_FCS + ENET_FCS_LENGTH)
-	   || (max_frame > IXGB_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE + ENET_FCS_LENGTH)) {
+	/* MTU < 68 is an error for IPv4 traffic, just don't allow it */
+	if ((new_mtu < 68) ||
+	    (max_frame > IXGB_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE + ENET_FCS_LENGTH)) {
 		DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR, "Invalid MTU setting %d\n", new_mtu);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}

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