Existing L2TP kernel code does not derive the optimal MTU for Ethernet
pseudowires and instead leaves this to a userspace L2TP daemon or
operator. If an MTU is not specified, the existing kernel code chooses
an MTU that does not take account of all tunnel header overheads, which
can lead to
Hi James,
Please see inline:
On Mon, 20 Mar 2017, James Chapman wrote:
> I suggest change the wording of the first paragraph in the patch comment
> to better represent why the changes are being made. Perhaps something
> like the following?
>
> "Existing L2TP kernel code does not derive the
I suggest change the wording of the first paragraph in the patch comment
to better represent why the changes are being made. Perhaps something
like the following?
"Existing L2TP kernel code does not derive the optimal MTU for Ethernet
pseudowires and instead leaves this to a userspace L2TP daemon
In existing kernel code, when setting up the L2TP interface, all of the
tunnel encapsulation headers are not taken into account when setting
up the MTU on the L2TP logical interface device. Due to this, the
packets created by the applications on top of the L2TP layer are larger
than they ought
