From: Thomas Falcon <tlfal...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:22:59 -0600
> In the current driver, the MTU is set to the maximum value > capable for the backing device. This decision turned out to > be a mistake as it led to confusion among users. The expected > initial MTU value used for other IBM vNIC capable operating > systems is 1500, with the maximum value (9000) reserved for > when Jumbo frames are enabled. This patch sets the MTU to > the default value for a net device. > > It also corrects a discrepancy between MTU values received from > firmware, which includes the ethernet header length, and net > device MTU values. > > Finally, it removes redundant min/max MTU assignments after device > initialization. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon <tlfal...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > --- > v2: included more detailed commit message addressing why > this patch is needed Applied, thanks.
