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Date:      Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:32:41 -0400
From:      "Joseph H. Buehler" <jhpb@cox.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: netmap ixgbevf max frame size
Message-ID:  <5AB25EF9.4080100@cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <5AB25533.3020003@cox.net>
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This turned out to be a limitation of the box we are using, there is apparently hardware between the ixgbevf chip and the fiber.

Joe Buehler

> I am unable to send frames larger than 9216 bytes (destination MAC through trailing CRC inclusive) using ixgbevf hardware with latest netmap code (LINUX).
> 
> What is the source of this limitation?  From the chip datasheet it appears that much larger frames are supported.
> 
> There is mention of 9216 in some of the driver source files but as an MTU, the max frame size is larger.
> 
> Joe Buehler
> 
> 




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