netmap ixgbevf max frame size

[Joseph H. Buehler]

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).
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> What is the source of this limitation?  From the chip datasheet it appears that much larger frames are supported.
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> There is mention of 9216 in some of the driver source files but as an MTU, the max frame size is larger.
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> Joe Buehler
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