netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net/sched: act_mirred: fix fragment the packet after defrag in act

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Date:   Wed, 1 Jul 2020 14:21:18 +0800
From:   wenxu <wenxu@...oud.cn>
To:     Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Cc:     Paul Blakey <paulb@...lanox.com>,
        Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net/sched: act_mirred: fix fragment the packet after
 defrag in act_ct


On 7/1/2020 2:12 PM, Cong Wang wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 11:03 PM wenxu <wenxu@...oud.cn> wrote:
>> Only forward packet case need do fragment again and there is no need do defrag explicit.
> Same question: why act_mirred? You have to explain why act_mirred
> has the responsibility to do this job.

The fragment behavior only depends on the mtu of the device sent in act_mirred. Only in

the act_mirred can decides whether do the fragment or not.

>
> Thanks.
>