Re: [PATCH] IB/ipoib: Change To max_cm_mtu when changing mode to connected

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On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 05:04:42PM -0400, Doug Ledford wrote:
> On Mon, 2015-06-08 at 10:42 -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 07, 2015 at 01:36:11PM +0300, Erez Shitrit wrote:
> > > 
> > > When switching between modes (datagram / connected) change the MTU
> > > accordingly.
> > > datagram mode up to 4K, connected mode up to (64K - 0x10).
> > 
> > Is this a bug fix (describe the user visible impact)? Should it go to
> > -stable? Add a Fixes: line?
> 
> I'm not sure I would call it a bug.  Setting the MTU to max
> automatically is a policy decision more than anything else.  Currently,
> you have to enable connected mode, then set the MTU.  Both initscripts
> and NetworkManager do this for you on Red Hat, so the user sees no
> difference here.  I can't speak to other OSes.  I'm OK with setting
> connected mode MTU to max by default once we get the scatter/gather
> support for IPoIB added.

I was thinking about the other direction, what happens when you turn
connected mode off?

Jason
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