}
vport_gen_rand_ether_addr(patch_vport->devconf->eth_addr);
- patch_vport->devconf->mtu = ETH_DATA_LEN;
+
+ /* Make the default MTU fairly large so that it doesn't become the
+ * bottleneck on systems using jumbo frames. */
+ patch_vport->devconf->mtu = 65535;
return vport;