Re: mv643xx(16/20): Limit MTU to 1500 bytes unless connected at GigE spe

To:	Dale Farnsworth <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: mv643xx(16/20): Limit MTU to 1500 bytes unless connected at GigE speed
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:09:18 -0500
Cc:	Netdev <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Manish Lachwani <mlachwani@xxxxxxxxxx>, Brian Waite <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Steven J. Hill" <sjhill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, James Chapman <jchapman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Explanation?

I see no inherent reason to disallow jumbo frames at slower speeds.

        Jeff

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