netdev - Re: macvlan: fix gso_max

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Date:	Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:11:07 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: macvlan: fix gso_max_size setting

David Miller wrote:
> From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:06 +0100
>
>   
>> Fix macvlan gso_max_size setting. Based on net-next-2.6.git.
>
> Pretty serious defect, maybe net-2.6 material?

Sure, please take it in net-2.6.
>
> If someone hits this, it's going to trigger something awful.

Don't drivers simply drop the packet? Otherwise I think you
should be able to trigger the same problem using the TC mirred
action.
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