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From: roopa <roopa-qUQiAmfTcIp+XZJcv9eMoEEOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
To: David Wragg <david-1SEAoVOfG6VEzL6FDj/jAg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: dev-yBygre7rU0TnMu66kgdUjQ@public.gmane.org,
	netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] vxlan: Relax the MTU constraint on vxlan devices
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2016 10:39:52 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <569153F8.4070500@cumulusnetworks.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1452087186-12926-2-git-send-email-david-1SEAoVOfG6VEzL6FDj/jAg@public.gmane.org>

On 1/6/16, 5:33 AM, David Wragg wrote:
> Allow the MTU of vxlan devices without an underlying device to be set to
> larger values (up to a maximum based on IP packet limits and vxlan
> overhead).
>
> Previously, their MTUs could not be set to higher than the conventional
> ethernet value of 1500.  This is a very arbitrary value in the context
> of vxlan, and prevented such vxlan devices from being able to take
> advantage of jumbo frames etc.
>
> The default MTU remains 1500, for compatibility.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Wragg <david@weave.works>
>
Acked-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@cumulusnetworks.com>

I have an internal patch which does the same thing and
was hoping to post it soon.
I am not using ovs. so, I am not closely following the thread on the other
patch in the series. But, this patch certainly stands on its own and is required.

Thanks!




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  parent reply	other threads:[~2016-01-09 18:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-01-06 13:33 [PATCH net 0/2] vxlan: Set a large MTU on ovs-created vxlan devices David Wragg
2016-01-06 13:33 ` [PATCH net 2/2] " David Wragg
     [not found]   ` <1452087186-12926-3-git-send-email-david-1SEAoVOfG6VEzL6FDj/jAg@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-07 11:36     ` Thomas Graf
     [not found] ` <1452087186-12926-1-git-send-email-david-1SEAoVOfG6VEzL6FDj/jAg@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-06 13:33   ` [PATCH net 1/2] vxlan: Relax the MTU constraint on " David Wragg
     [not found]     ` <1452087186-12926-2-git-send-email-david-1SEAoVOfG6VEzL6FDj/jAg@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-07 11:24       ` Thomas Graf
2016-01-07 11:31         ` David Wragg
2016-01-07 11:50           ` Thomas Graf
2016-01-09 18:39       ` roopa [this message]
2016-01-10 10:28         ` [ovs-dev] " Thomas Graf
2016-01-27 16:39           ` roopa
2016-01-06 20:59   ` [PATCH net 0/2] vxlan: Set a large MTU on ovs-created " David Miller
     [not found]     ` <20160106.155950.1007160228570301281.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-06 22:53       ` Jesse Gross
2016-01-06 23:25       ` David Wragg
2016-01-06 23:57         ` [ovs-dev] " Jesse Gross
2016-01-07  0:14           ` Hannes Frederic Sowa
2016-01-07  0:46             ` Jesse Gross
2016-01-07 11:49               ` Thomas Graf
     [not found]                 ` <20160107114935.GJ32456-4EA/1caXOu0mYvmMESoHnA@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-07 16:35                   ` Jesse Gross
2016-01-07 17:21                     ` [ovs-dev] " Thomas Graf
2016-01-07 17:50                       ` Hannes Frederic Sowa
     [not found]                         ` <568EA55A.7070305-tFNcAqjVMyqKXQKiL6tip0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-07 18:40                           ` Thomas Graf
     [not found]                             ` <20160107184042.GB24672-4EA/1caXOu0mYvmMESoHnA@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-08 21:29                               ` Hannes Frederic Sowa
2016-01-10 10:49                                 ` [ovs-dev] " Thomas Graf
     [not found]           ` <CAEh+42iWSZOyikNydU2Bs8meqYfrKfUJLDGFJ8HzQ06k64LP0g-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-07  0:29             ` David Wragg
     [not found]               ` <86wprmp6z6.fsf-1SEAoVOfG6VEzL6FDj/jAg@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-07  1:10                 ` Jesse Gross
2016-01-07 21:47         ` David Miller
2016-01-07 23:42           ` David Wragg
2016-01-08  2:48             ` David Miller

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