skb_eth_gso_segment(9)

💅 skb_eth_gso_segment — the kernel API manual, but make it make sense

okay so bestie, welcome to skb_eth_gso_segment(9) ✨ this one lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's literally the segmentation handler for ethernet protocols 🦋 that's the whole vibe. one job. does it slay? yes. is it dramatic about it? no. iconic behavior honestly 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct sk_buff * skb_eth_gso_segment (struct sk_buff *skb ,
netdev_features_t features , __be16 type );

like, look at her. three args, returns a struct sk_buff *, no cap 💖

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• skb — the buffer you want segmented, bestie. that's it, that's the buffer 🫶
• features — the features for the output path, and yes babe you peep dev->features for those 👀
• type — the Ethernet Protocol ID 💫

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the kernel file is ./net/core/gso.c and honestly the whole friend group is here, go say hi:

• skb_mac_gso_segment(9)
• __skb_gso_segment(9)
• skb_gso_transport_seglen(9)
• skb_gso_network_seglen(9)
• skb_gso_mac_seglen(9)
• skb_gso_size_check(9)
• skb_gso_validate_network_len(9)
• skb_gso_validate_mac_len(9)

mwah 💜 that's the page!! this beauty ships from ./net/core and it's dated October 2026 — go off, calendar icon 🎀 see u in the group chat, iykyk 🧚✨