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__SKB_GSO_SEGMENT(9) Network device support __SKB_GSO_SEGMENT(9)

NAME

__skb_gso_segment - Perform segmentation on skb.

SYNOPSIS

struct sk_buff * __skb_gso_segment(struct sk_buff * skb, netdev_features_t features, bool tx_path);

ARGUMENTS

skb
buffer to segment
features
features for the output path (see dev->features)
tx_path
whether it is called in TX path

DESCRIPTION

This function segments the given skb and returns a list of segments.
It may return NULL if the skb requires no segmentation. This is only possible when GSO is used for verifying header integrity.
Segmentation preserves SKB_SGO_CB_OFFSET bytes of previous skb cb.

COPYRIGHT

January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.