Re: [PATCH net-next v3 08/14] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: Remove FCS size in RX frame

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Tue Jun 02 2026 - 17:54:44 EST


> The frames are padded to a minimum size so that collision detect works
> on maximal length 10M coax segments.
> (Or rather coax+link+coax+link+coax acting as a single collision domain.)
> The same minimum frame length is used on modern networks which are all
> physically point-to-point and all 'hubs' are store+forward where a minimum
> packet length isn't strictly needed.

You need to be careful here. This is automotive T1 system. They do
actually have old school CSMA/CD. Did i remember the acronym correct,
Carrier Sensing, Multiple Access, Collision Detection?

Andrew