Re: [PATCH] kvm tools: virtio-net mergable rx buffers

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Hi,

On 04/23/2013 12:35 PM, Eric Northup wrote:
>> Do you care about guests with drivers that don't negotiate
>> VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF?

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 5:51 AM, Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We usually try to keep backward compatibility, but in this case
> mergable RX buffers are about 5 years old now, so it's safe to
> assume they'll be running in any guest.
>
> Unless there is a specific reason to allow working without them
> I'd rather keep the code simple in this case.

Are there such guests around? What's the failure scenario for them
after this patch?

                        Pekka
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