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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/xsk-tx-metadata.rst b/Documentation/networking/xsk-tx-metadata.rst index 4f376560b23f..97ecfa480d00 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/xsk-tx-metadata.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/xsk-tx-metadata.rst @@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ packet's ``struct xdp_desc`` descriptor should set ``XDP_TX_METADATA`` bit in the ``options`` field. Also note that in a multi-buffer packet only the first chunk should carry the metadata. +Software TX Checksum +==================== + +For development and testing purposes its possible to pass +``XDP_UMEM_TX_SW_CSUM`` flag to ``XDP_UMEM_REG`` UMEM registration call. +In this case, when running in ``XDK_COPY`` mode, the TX checksum +is calculated on the CPU. Do not enable this option in production because +it will negatively affect performance. + Querying Device Capabilities ============================ |