[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/ixgbe: check jumbo frame enable parameter

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Thu,  1 Nov 2018 15:55:26 +0800
wei zhao <wei.zhao1 at intel.com> wrote:

> +	/* check that max packet size is within the allowed range */
> +	if (max_rx_pkt_len < ETHER_MIN_MTU) {
> +		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "max packet size is too small.");
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (max_rx_pkt_len > dev_info.max_rx_pktlen) {
> +		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "max packet size is too big.");
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* check jumbo mode if needed */
> +	if (max_rx_pkt_len < ETHER_MAX_LEN) {
> +		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "No need to enable jumbo.");
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +

Yes, these checks are needed and for other devices as well.
Why not add them into rte_ethdev instead?