[PATCH requirements v4 0/7] virtio net requirements for 1.4

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Parav Pandit <>
Date
2023-08-15T08:50:00+00:00
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[PATCH requirements v4 0/7] virtio net requirements for 1.4
>
From: David Edmondson <>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 2:15 PM

> > +3. Packet transmit descriptor should be able to place a small size packet that
> > +
does not have any L4 data after the vnet_tx_hdr_desc in the virtqueue
> memory.
> > +
For example a TCP ack only packet can fit in a descriptor memory which
> > +
otherwise consume more than 25% of metadata to describe the packet.
>
> The presence of "L4 data" seems like a distraction - just give an indication of
> size ranges being considered.
>
Yes, its mainly the size consideration.
Will update.
Thanks.