From: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@xxxxxxxxxx>
UDP_SEGMENT was added in commit bec1f6f69736
("udp: generate gso with UDP_SEGMENT")
$ git describe --contains bec1f6f69736
linux/v4.18-rc1~114^2~377^2~8
Kernel source has example code in tools/testing/selftests/net/udpgso*
Per https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/patches.html,
"Describe how you obtained the information in your patch":
I am the author of the above commit and follow-ons.
Signed-off-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
man7/udp.7 | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man7/udp.7 b/man7/udp.7
index 5822bc551fdf..ec16306df605 100644
--- a/man7/udp.7
+++ b/man7/udp.7
@@ -204,6 +204,31 @@ portable.
.\" UDP_ENCAP_ESPINUDP draft-ietf-ipsec-udp-encaps-06
.\" UDP_ENCAP_L2TPINUDP rfc2661
.\" FIXME Document UDP_NO_CHECK6_TX and UDP_NO_CHECK6_RX, added in Linux 3.16
+.TP
+.BR UDP_SEGMENT " (since Linux 4.18)"
+Enables UDP segmentation offload.
+Segmentation offload reduces
+.BR send(2)
+cost by transferring multiple datagrams worth of data as a single
+large packet through the kernel transmit path, even when that
+exceeds MTU.
+As late as possible, the large packet is split by segment size into a
+series of datagrams.
+This segmentation offload step is deferred to hardware if supported,
+else performed in software.
+This option takes a value between 0 and USHRT_MAX that sets the
+segment size: the size of datagram payload, excluding the UDP header.
+The segment size must be chosen such that at most 64 datagrams are
+sent in a single call and that the datagrams after segmentation meet
+the same MTU rules that apply to datagrams sent without this option.
+Segmentation offload depends on checksum offload, as datagram
+checksums are computed after segmentation.
+The option may also be set for individual
+.BR sendmsg(2)
+calls by passing it as a
+.BR cmsg(7).
+A value of zero disables the feature.
+This option should not be used in code intended to be portable.
.SS Ioctls
These ioctls can be accessed using
.BR ioctl (2).
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