netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: Allow max MTU when multiple VLANs present

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Date:   Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:17:47 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     3chas3@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, stephen@...workplumber.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: Allow max MTU when multiple VLANs
 present

From: Chas Williams <3chas3@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:34:06 -0400

> If the bridge is allowing multiple VLANs, some VLANs may have
> different MTUs.  Instead of choosing the minimum MTU for the
> bridge interface, choose the maximum MTU of the bridge members.
> With this the user only needs to set a larger MTU on the member
> ports that are participating in the large MTU VLANS.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chas Williams <3chas3@...il.com>

Applied, thanks.