netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: ip, ipv6: handle gso skbs in forwarding path

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Message-Id: <20140127.125838.2234405619673167551.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:58:38 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	fw@...len.de, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: ip, ipv6: handle gso skbs in forwarding path

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:22:47 -0800

> Its still unclear if this is the best strategy.
> 
> TCP stream not using DF flag are very unlikely to care if we adjust
> their MTU (lowering gso_size) at this point ?

It's better than what happens now when the destination link has a lower
MTU, wouldn't you say?
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