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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
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Generic Segmentation Offload Library
====================================
.. _figure_gso-output-segment-format:
-.. figure:: img/gso-output-segment-format.svg
+.. figure:: img/gso-output-segment-format.*
:align: center
Two-part GSO output segment
.. _figure_gso-three-seg-mbuf:
-.. figure:: img/gso-three-seg-mbuf.svg
+.. figure:: img/gso-three-seg-mbuf.*
:align: center
Three-part GSO output segment
- a pointer to the mbuf pool for allocating indirect buffers, which are
used to locate GSO segments' packet payloads.
-.. note::
+ .. note::
+
+ An application may use the same pool for both direct and indirect
+ buffers. However, since indirect mbufs simply store a pointer, the
+ application may reduce its memory consumption by creating a separate memory
+ pool, containing smaller elements, for the indirect pool.
- An application may use the same pool for both direct and indirect
- buffers. However, since each indirect mbuf simply stores a pointer, the
- application may reduce its memory consumption by creating a separate memory
- pool, containing smaller elements, for the indirect pool.
- the size of each output segment, including packet headers and payload,
measured in bytes.