Re: [PATCH net-next v4 1/2] New kernel function to get IP overhead on a socket.

[David Miller]

From: "R. Parameswaran" <parameswaran.r7@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 13:28:11 -0700 (PDT)

> Can I take this to mean that we do need to factor in IP options in 
> the L2TP device MTU setup (i.e approach in the posted patch is okay)? 
> 
> If yes, please let me know if I can keep the socket IP option overhead 
> calculations in a generic function, or it would be better to move it back into 
> L2TP code? 

If the user creates and maintains this UDP socket, then yes we have to
account for potential IP options.