Re: [PATCH v5 00/12] net: Pad short frames for network backends

2021-05-13 Thread Bin Meng
Hi Jason, On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 3:10 PM Jason Wang wrote: > > > 在 2021/3/17 下午2:26, Bin Meng 写道: > > The minimum Ethernet frame length is 60 bytes. For short frames with > > smaller length like ARP packets (only 42 bytes), on a real world NIC > > it can choose either padding its length to the

Re: [PATCH v5 00/12] net: Pad short frames for network backends

2021-03-22 Thread Jason Wang
在 2021/3/17 下午2:26, Bin Meng 写道: The minimum Ethernet frame length is 60 bytes. For short frames with smaller length like ARP packets (only 42 bytes), on a real world NIC it can choose either padding its length to the minimum required 60 bytes, or sending it out directly to the wire. Such

Re: [PATCH v5 00/12] net: Pad short frames for network backends

2021-03-21 Thread Bin Meng
On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 2:26 PM Bin Meng wrote: > > The minimum Ethernet frame length is 60 bytes. For short frames with > smaller length like ARP packets (only 42 bytes), on a real world NIC > it can choose either padding its length to the minimum required 60 > bytes, or sending it out directly

[PATCH v5 00/12] net: Pad short frames for network backends

2021-03-17 Thread Bin Meng
The minimum Ethernet frame length is 60 bytes. For short frames with smaller length like ARP packets (only 42 bytes), on a real world NIC it can choose either padding its length to the minimum required 60 bytes, or sending it out directly to the wire. Such behavior can be hardcoded or controled by