netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/3] vti4, ip_tunnel: Fixes for MTU assignment and validation

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Date:   Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:20:03 +0100
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     <sbrivio@...hat.com>, <sd@...asysnail.net>,
        <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>, <pshelar@....org>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/3] vti4, ip_tunnel: Fixes for MTU assignment and
 validation

On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 07:46:13PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@...hat.com>
> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:16:26 +0100
> 
> > Patch 1/3 re-introduces a fix to ensure that default MTU on new
> > link is not lowered unnecessarily because of double counting of
> > headers. This fix was originally introduced in 2014 and got lost
> > in a merge commit shortly afterwards.
> > 
> > Patches 2/3 and 3/3 ensure that MTU passed from userspace on link
> > creation is taken into account and also properly validated.
> 
> Steffen, I am assuming that you will pick up this series and the
> subsequent one dealing with vti6.

Yes, series is now applied to the ipsec tree.

Thanks a lot!