netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] openvswitch: Do not set skb ignore

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Date:	Fri, 2 Jan 2015 14:44:38 -0800
From:	Pravin Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
To:	Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"dev@...nvswitch.org" <dev@...nvswitch.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] openvswitch: Do not set skb ignore_df

On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com> wrote:
>> Tunnel transmit code clear this bit, so setting ignore_df has
>> no effect.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
>
> Is it actually right for the bit to be cleared though? As discussed in
> the previous thread on tunnel MTU handling, I think that fragmentation
> should be done as a very last resort.

ok, I missed the discussion, I will send another patch.
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