netdev - [net-next-2.6 PATCH 21/23] igb: limit minimum mtu to 68 to keep ip bound to interface

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Date:	Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:52:13 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com,
	Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 21/23] igb: limit minimum mtu to 68 to keep ip
	bound to interface

From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>

Limit the minimum mtu to 68 in order to prevent ip from being unbound from
the interface.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---

 drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c |    3 +--
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 264ff00..846e64f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -3709,8 +3709,7 @@ static int igb_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 	int max_frame = new_mtu + ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN;
 	u32 rx_buffer_len, i;
 
-	if ((max_frame < ETH_ZLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN) ||
-	    (max_frame > MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE)) {
+	if ((new_mtu < 68) || (max_frame > MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid MTU setting\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}

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