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Re: [Xen-devel] jumbo frames

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] jumbo frames
From: Kip Macy <kip.macy@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 08:44:29 -0700
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> >
> > What all would need to change to support it for domUs?
> 
> We need scatter-gather support on the device channel, and the frontend
> and backend both need to know how to queue and dequeue fragmented
> network buffers.
> 
>   -- Keir

Is it anywhere on the roadmap?

      -Kip

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