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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c13
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index fa3d552e1f4..e2a6691cbd7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3263,6 +3263,11 @@ static void ixgbe_set_rx_buffer_len(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
max_frame = IXGBE_FCOE_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE;
#endif /* IXGBE_FCOE */
+
+ /* adjust max frame to be at least the size of a standard frame */
+ if (max_frame < (ETH_FRAME_LEN + ETH_FCS_LEN))
+ max_frame = (ETH_FRAME_LEN + ETH_FCS_LEN);
+
mhadd = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MHADD);
if (max_frame != (mhadd >> IXGBE_MHADD_MFS_SHIFT)) {
mhadd &= ~IXGBE_MHADD_MFS_MASK;
@@ -4828,14 +4833,14 @@ static int ixgbe_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
return -EINVAL;
/*
- * For 82599EB we cannot allow PF to change MTU greater than 1500
- * in SR-IOV mode as it may cause buffer overruns in guest VFs that
- * don't allocate and chain buffers correctly.
+ * For 82599EB we cannot allow legacy VFs to enable their receive
+ * paths when MTU greater than 1500 is configured. So display a
+ * warning that legacy VFs will be disabled.
*/
if ((adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED) &&
(adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB) &&
(max_frame > MAXIMUM_ETHERNET_VLAN_SIZE))
- return -EINVAL;
+ e_warn(probe, "Setting MTU > 1500 will disable legacy VFs\n");
e_info(probe, "changing MTU from %d to %d\n", netdev->mtu, new_mtu);