netdev - Re: [PATCH -next 1/2] virtio: Start feature MTU support

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Date:	Thu, 02 Jun 2016 13:10:03 -0400
From:	Aaron Conole <aconole@...hat.com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next 1/2] virtio: Start feature MTU support

"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> writes:

> On Thu, Jun 02, 2016 at 11:43:30AM -0400, Aaron Conole wrote:
>> This commit adds the feature bit and associated mtu device entry for the
>> virtio network device. Future commits will make use of these bits to
>> support negotiated MTU.
>
> why split it out? Pls squash with the next patch.

Okay.  I thought the usual method was make a commit which introduces the
data structure changes, and then make a commit which hooks it up.  I'll
squash this in the future.

>> Signed-off-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@...hat.com>
>> ---
>>  include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h | 2 ++
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>> 
>> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
>> index ec32293..751ff59 100644
>> --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
>> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
>> @@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ struct virtio_net_config {
>>  	 * Legal values are between 1 and 0x8000
>>  	 */
>>  	__u16 max_virtqueue_pairs;
>> +	/* Default maximum transmit unit advice */
>> +	__u16 mtu;
>>  } __attribute__((packed));
>>  
>>  /*
>> -- 
>> 2.5.5