Can I change the virtio or e1000 MTU on a KVM virtualized guest?

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Issue

  • Can I use ethernet frames larger than the standard 1500 bytes (for example, 9000 byte Jumbo Frames) on a KVM virtualized guest?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • KVM virtualization
  • Network supporting Jumbo Frames

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