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Date:	Thu, 07 May 2015 12:11:17 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>
To:	Ruslan Bilovol <ruslan.bilovol@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: usb: allow MTU that is a multiple of USB packet
 size

On Thu, 2015-05-07 at 12:49 +0300, Ruslan Bilovol wrote:
> Current usbnet driver rejects setting MTU that is a multiple
> of USB endpoint's wMaxPacketSize size. However, it may only
> lead to possible performance degradation but is not so
> critical that its using should be prohibited. So allow it
> but also warn user about possible issue.

We have reports about devices reacting badly to ZLPs.
Unless you have a compelling reasons for this change
I have to reject it.

	Regards
		Oliver

NACK

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