What do the offload parameters shown by ethtool -k mean?
Issue
- What do the offload parameters shown by
ethtool -k ethXmean?
# ethtool -k ethX
Offload parameters for ethX:
rx-checksumming: on
tx-checksumming: on
scatter-gather: on
tcp-segmentation-offload: on
udp-fragmentation-offload: on
generic-segmentation-offload: on
generic-receive-offload: off
large-receive-offload: off
- The above features may differ according to each NIC capabilities. Refer to Resolution section for full list of the features.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Network interfaces
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