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Re: [PATCH 2.6] bridge -- support different MTU sizes

To: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6] bridge -- support different MTU sizes
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:45:32 -0700
Cc: bridge@xxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 10:41:43 -0700
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This patch adds support for different size MTU's to bridging.
> It is useful for bridging Ethernet's with jumbo frames, etc.
> 
> The mtu of the bridge pseudo-device is maintained as the minimum
> of all the underlying ports.  And when forwarding a frame through
> the bridge, it will drop the frame if the outgoing port's MTU
> is less than the frame size (as per 802 standard).

Looks fine, applied.

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