Re: [PATCH] virtio-net: Update the mtu code to match virtio spec

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Tue Oct 25 2016 - 12:41:12 EST


On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 12:35:35PM -0400, Aaron Conole wrote:
> From: Aaron Conole <aconole@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The virtio committee recently ratified a change, VIRTIO-152, which
> defines the mtu field to be 'max' MTU, not simply desired MTU.
>
> This commit brings the virtio-net device in compliance with VIRTIO-152.
>
> Additionally, drop the max_mtu branch - it cannot be taken since the u16
> returned by virtio_cread16 will never exceed the initial value of
> max_mtu.
>
> Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jarod Wilson <jarod@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 6 ++++--
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index 720809f..2cafd12 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> @@ -1870,10 +1870,12 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> mtu = virtio_cread16(vdev,
> offsetof(struct virtio_net_config,
> mtu));
> - if (mtu < dev->min_mtu || mtu > dev->max_mtu)
> + if (mtu < dev->min_mtu) {
> __virtio_clear_bit(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU);
> - else
> + } else {
> dev->mtu = mtu;
> + dev->max_mtu = mtu;
> + }
> }
>
> if (vi->any_header_sg)
> --
> 2.7.4