netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: Fragment large datagrams even when IP

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Date:	Wed, 8 Jun 2016 18:33:13 +0900
From:	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <hideaki.yoshifuji@...aclelinux.com>
To:	Alan Davey <Alan.Davey@...aswitch.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	hideaki.yoshifuji@...aclelinux.com,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kuznet@....inr.ac.ru" <kuznet@....inr.ac.ru>,
	"jmorris@...ei.org" <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	"yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org" <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>,
	"kaber@...sh.net" <kaber@...sh.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: Fragment large datagrams even when IP_HDRINCL is
 set.

Hi

Please do not use "top-posting" here.

Alan Davey wrote:
> Hi David
> 
> Thank you for your email.  I understand raw IP sockets have worked this way for a long time, but I think that there is real benefit in this patch for little risk.  Please take a look at the following and let me know what you think.
> 
> -  The current behaviour is counter-intuitive (fragmentation takes place in all other cases) and therefore different to what everyone expects.

I do NEVER expect fragmentation occurs with IP_HDRINCL, at least.

-- 
Hideaki Yoshifuji <hideaki.yoshifuji@...aclelinux.com>
Technical Division, MIRACLE LINUX CORPORATION