RFC {get,set}socktopt SO_DONTFRAGMENT

Maxim Konovalov maxim at macomnet.ru
Fri May 5 09:06:46 UTC 2006


Hello,

On Fri, 5 May 2006, 00:37-0300, Mario Sergio Fujikawa Ferreira wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 	I would like to propose a new socket option: SO_DONTFRAGMENT
> on the lines of IP_DONTFRAG.
[...]

According to ip(4) and rev. 1.247 ip_output.c commit log IP_DONTFRAG
should work for IP and UPD.  I'm not sure we need to invent new
setsockopt() option just for TCP.  Perhaps extending IP_DONTFRAG for
TCP is better idea.  Anyhow, ask Andre.

-- 
Maxim Konovalov


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