linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Configurable tap interface MTU

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Message-Id: <E1IVIv8-0003Uc-00@gondolin.me.apana.org.au>
Date:	Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:29:42 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	eswierk@...stra.com (Ed Swierk)
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, maxk@...lcomm.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Configurable tap interface MTU

Ed Swierk <eswierk@...stra.com> wrote:
> 
> The patch caps the MTU somewhat arbitrarily at 16000 bytes. This is
> slightly lower than the value used by the e1000 driver, so it seems
> like a safe upper limit.

Please make it 65535 without an Ethernet header and 65521
with an Ethernet header.

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