netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] ip: add RECVFRAGSIZE cmsg

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Message-Id: <20161103.154130.1088642095324149430.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:41:30 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jdorfman@...gle.com,
        eric.dumazet@...il.com, willemb@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] ip: add RECVFRAGSIZE cmsg

From: Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
Date: Wed,  2 Nov 2016 11:02:15 -0400

> On IP datagrams and raw sockets, when packets arrive fragmented,
> expose the largest received fragment size through a new cmsg.
> 
> Protocols implemented on top of these sockets may use this, for
> instance, to inform peers to lower MSS on platforms that silently
> allow send calls to exceed PMTU and cause fragmentation.

Looks good, series applied, thanks Willem.