Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 19:06:04 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VJ compression and MAX_HDR Message-ID: <199707080206.TAA03071@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 07 Jul 1997 12:01:07 PDT." <199707071901.MAA15711@bubba.whistle.com>
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> >> >(Max IP header = 64 bytes) + (max TCP header = 64 bytes) = 128 bytes > MLEN, >> >no? >> >> Perhaps, but I don't think any of the current TCP options are large enough >> for this to be a problem (I think the largest is still under 40 bytes). > >This makes it no less of a bug, just a bug that's not likely to hurt you :-) Certainly...I was only trying to put this into perspective - if we have a serious bug that needs to be acted on immediately, or if we have a "someday maybe" bug that doesn't affect anyone right now and can be fixed at some point in the future (measured in months or years :-)). I actually intended to acknowledge that it was a bug and should be fixed in the above, but I got interrupted and sent the reply prematurely. >Should I file a PR, so that it will be explicitly documented? Yes, that would be a good idea. It will be forgotten otherwise. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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