netdev - Re: [PATCH] virtio-net: Update the mtu code to match virtio spec

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Date:   Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:09:29 -0400
From:   Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
To:     Aaron Conole <aconole@...hat.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio-net: Update the mtu code to match virtio spec

On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 12:35:35PM -0400, Aaron Conole wrote:
> From: Aaron Conole <aconole@...heb.org>
> 
> The virtio committee recently ratified a change, VIRTIO-152, which
> defines the mtu field to be 'max' MTU, not simply desired MTU.
> 
> This commit brings the virtio-net device in compliance with VIRTIO-152.
> 
> Additionally, drop the max_mtu branch - it cannot be taken since the u16
> returned by virtio_cread16 will never exceed the initial value of
> max_mtu.
> 
> Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
> Cc: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@...hat.com>

Worksforme.

Acked-by: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>

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