Re: Maximum size for sk_buff?

[Kiran Kumar <immidi_kiran@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Shine Mohamed <shinemohamed_j@naturesoft.net>
wrote:
> Here the problem is not the maximum 
> size of skbuff.... but the max size for
> "pre-allocate receiving sk_buff's". I think
> its better to be the MTU of the underlying
> protocol. 
> Eg:- 8139cp.c
> 
> Please correct me if I am wrong.

  Yes, you are right. Seems, I got the context wrong.
In this context the max skbuff size is that of the
MTU, but we also need to be wary of the change in mtu
(change_mtu function of the netdevice structure).

=====
Regards,
Kiran Kumar Immidi

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