[PATCH net v3 1/4] net: ethernet: cortina: Fix MTU max setting

Linus Walleij linus.walleij at linaro.org
Wed Nov 8 06:37:28 PST 2023


On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 3:26 PM Vladimir Oltean <olteanv at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 07, 2023 at 10:54:26AM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:

> > The RX max frame size is over 10000 for the Gemini ethernet,
> > but the TX max frame size is actually just 2047 (0x7ff after
> > checking the datasheet). Reflect this in what we offer to Linux,
> > cap the MTU at the TX max frame minus ethernet headers.
> >
> > Use the BIT() macro for related bit flags so these TX settings
> > are consistent.
>
> What does this second paragraph intend to say? The patch doesn't use the
> BIT() macro.

Ah it's a leftover from v1 where I did some unrelated cleanup using
BIT() but Andrew remarked on it so I dropped it.

Maybe this twoliner in the commit message can be deleted when
applying?

Yours,
Linus Walleij



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