[pisa-src] r1471 - trunk/libpisa/global.h
- From: Tobias Heer <tobias.heer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pisa-src@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:49:11 +0100
Author: heer
Date: Sun Nov 1 22:49:11 2009
New Revision: 1471
Log:
Added todo regarding maximum packet buffer size. This needs to be checked.
Modified:
trunk/libpisa/global.h
Modified: trunk/libpisa/global.h
==============================================================================
--- trunk/libpisa/global.h Sun Nov 1 22:42:49 2009 (r1470)
+++ trunk/libpisa/global.h Sun Nov 1 22:49:11 2009 (r1471)
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@
* Maximum value for a normal packet buffer
* A normal packet: 1500 - 20(IP) - 48(HIP) - 20(TCP/UDP) - 8(PISA header) =
1404 bytes
* This size cannot be more than that, because every PISA packet sent through
- * UDP must be fit into a single ethernet frame.
+ * UDP must be fit into a single ethernet frame.
+ *
+ *TODO: TH: the assumption that packets cannot be larger than 1404 bytes is
ill-advised.
+ * Fragmentation and reassembly may lead to considerably larger
packets. This value
+ * needs to be revised.
+ *
*/
#define MAX_PACKET_BUFFER 1404
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