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Re: [lwip-devel] [lwip-commits] lwip/src/core/ipv6 ip6.c


From: H. Peter Anvin
Subject: Re: [lwip-devel] [lwip-commits] lwip/src/core/ipv6 ip6.c
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:24:30 -0700
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On 06/25/2011 11:50 AM, address@hidden wrote:
> Ivan Delamer wrote:
>> Modified files:
>>     src/core/ipv6  : ip6.c
>>
>> Log message:
>>     Don't forward IPv6 packets that are larger than outgoing MTU, send
>> ICMPv6 message back for Path MTU discovery.
> 
> I think this is a problem for IPv4, too. Shouldn't we call ip(6)_frag()
> if the mtu is exceeded?
> 

No, in IPv6 fragmentation is only done at the originating host, for
better or worse.

        -hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.




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