linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 6/8] thunderbolt: Networking transmit and receive

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Date:	Sun, 31 Jul 2016 11:45:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	amir.jer.levy@...el.com
Cc:	stephen@...workplumber.org, andreas.noever@...il.com,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, bhelgaas@...gle.com, corbet@....net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	thunderbolt-linux@...el.com, mika.westerberg@...el.com,
	tomas.winkler@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 6/8] thunderbolt: Networking transmit and receive

From: "Levy, Amir (Jer)" <amir.jer.levy@...el.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2016 10:15:52 +0000

> The network stack thinks it is Ethernet, it might not accept Runt
> frames, so the driver pads the frame in receive.

The network stack doesn't care about this at all.  It's wasted effort
on your part.