On Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:10:26 -0400
Aaron Conole <> wrote:
> @@ -3165,6 +3192,16 @@ If the driver does not negotiate the VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS feature, it SHOULD
> assume the link is active, otherwise it SHOULD read the link status from
> the bottom bit of \field{status}.
>
> +A driver SHOULD negotiate VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU if the device offers it.
> +
> +If the driver negotiates VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU, it MUST supply enough receive
> +buffers of size \field{mtu} (plus low level ethernet header length) to be
> +able to receive at least one receive packet with \field{gso_type} NONE or ECN.
> +
> +If the driver negotiates VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU, it MUST NOT transmit packets of
> +size exceeding the value of \field{mtu} (plus low level ethernet header length)
> +with \field{gso_type} NONE or ECN
Missing period.
> +
> \subsubsection{Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device configuration layout / Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}
> \label{sec:Device Types / Block Device / Feature bits / Device configuration layout / Legacy Interface: Device configuration layout}
> When using the legacy interface, transitional devices and drivers
Otherwise,
Acked-by: Cornelia Huck <>
