linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 3/9] tty: n_gsm: add missing description to gsm

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Message-ID: <AS4PR10MB5895ADDAF211A669CCF7F8C5E0919@AS4PR10MB5895.EURPRD10.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Date:   Thu, 6 Apr 2023 05:26:01 +0000
From:   "Starke, Daniel" <daniel.starke@...mens.com>
To:     Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
CC:     linux-serial <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 3/9] tty: n_gsm: add missing description to gsm_config

> > +	unsigned int mru;	/* Maximum incoming frame payload size */
> > +	unsigned int mtu;	/* Maximum outgoing frame payload size */
> 
> I'm used to "payload" referring in networking context to "useful" part of 
> the frame but MTU/MRU probably includes headers too? Maybe just say
> "frame size"?

Just frame size is incorrect, as the basic/advanced option mode header and
byte stuffing do not count against this number. See 'gsm0_receive' and
'gsm1_receive' and also ch. 5.7.2 of the standard. The outgoing limit is
applied in 'gsm_dlci_data_output' and 'gsm_dlci_data_output_framed'.

Link: https://portal.3gpp.org/desktopmodules/Specifications/SpecificationDetails.aspx?specificationId=1516

Best regards,
Daniel Starke