ETH_CHANGE_MTU

Section: Network device support (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

eth_change_mtu - set new MTU size  

SYNOPSIS

int eth_change_mtu(struct net_device * dev, int new_mtu);
 

ARGUMENTS

dev

network device

new_mtu

new Maximum Transfer Unit
 

DESCRIPTION

Allow changing MTU size. Needs to be overridden for devices supporting jumbo frames.  

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