netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: allow PMTU exceptions to local routes

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Date:   Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:07:34 -0700
From:   Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
To:     Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>
CC:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <kernel-team@...com>, <lvs-devel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: allow PMTU exceptions to local routes

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 02:02:54AM +0300, Julian Anastasov wrote:
> IPVS setups with local client and remote tunnel server need
> to create exception for the local virtual IP. What we do is to
> change PMTU from 64KB (on "lo") to 1460 in the common case.
> 
> Suggested-by: Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
> Fixes: 45e4fd26683c ("ipv6: Only create RTF_CACHE routes after encountering pmtu exception")
> Fixes: 7343ff31ebf0 ("ipv6: Don't create clones of host routes.")
> Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>
Acked-by: Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>