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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt b/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt index 8572796b1eb6..c01223628a87 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt @@ -543,6 +543,14 @@ TPACKET_V2 --> TPACKET_V3: In the AF_PACKET fanout mode, packet reception can be load balanced among processes. This also works in combination with mmap(2) on packet sockets. +Currently implemented fanout policies are: + + - PACKET_FANOUT_HASH: schedule to socket by skb's rxhash + - PACKET_FANOUT_LB: schedule to socket by round-robin + - PACKET_FANOUT_CPU: schedule to socket by CPU packet arrives on + - PACKET_FANOUT_RND: schedule to socket by random selection + - PACKET_FANOUT_ROLLOVER: if one socket is full, rollover to another + Minimal example code by David S. Miller (try things like "./test eth0 hash", "./test eth0 lb", etc.): |