-M has no effect on packet size during data packets initiated from iperf3 client
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# Context
In iperf3 application though the MSS is negotiated based on -M option during TCP SYN, but the data packets generated by iperf3 client are much bigger in size. Looks like it is not honoring the -M option to set MSS
* Version of iperf3:
iperf3 version 3.5
* Hardware:
General purpose server
* Operating system (and distribution, if any):
Linux
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