static int ixgbe_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
{
struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
- struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
int max_frame = new_mtu + ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN;
/* MTU < 68 is an error and causes problems on some kernels */
- if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED &&
- hw->mac.type != ixgbe_mac_X540) {
- if ((new_mtu < 68) || (max_frame > MAXIMUM_ETHERNET_VLAN_SIZE))
- return -EINVAL;
- } else {
- if ((new_mtu < 68) || (max_frame > IXGBE_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE))
+ if ((new_mtu < 68) || (max_frame > IXGBE_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE))
+ 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.
+ */
+ if ((adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED) &&
+ (adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB) &&
+ (max_frame > MAXIMUM_ETHERNET_VLAN_SIZE))
return -EINVAL;
- }
e_info(probe, "changing MTU from %d to %d\n", netdev->mtu, new_mtu);
+
/* must set new MTU before calling down or up */
netdev->mtu = new_mtu;