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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/2] net: Set maximum receive packet size on veth interfaces
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From: Fredrik Markstrom <fredrik.markstrom@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2017 14:44:36 +0200

> Currently veth drops all packets larger then the mtu set on the
> receiving end of the pair. This is inconsistent with most hardware
> ethernet drivers.

False.

In fact, many pieces of ethernet hardware a not physically capable of
sending even VLAN packets that are above the normal base ethernet MTU.

It is therefore untenable to remove this restriction univerally like
this.

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