diff options
| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2014-04-29 14:05:37 +0200 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2014-04-29 14:05:37 +0200 |
| commit | 17e5494f9bde745e98be7f00b123b7d7a9674e6c (patch) | |
| tree | dd36ff43272b2bf8e07c984fc8230ae34f83a064 | |
| parent | 43f5be18ff2240b53032d17cb7cde58feecfcae4 (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-17e5494f9bde745e98be7f00b123b7d7a9674e6c.tar.gz | |
packet.7: Minor fixes to Carsten's patch
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | man7/packet.7 | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man7/packet.7 b/man7/packet.7 index fc5fdaf997..1dcb10a447 100644 --- a/man7/packet.7 +++ b/man7/packet.7 @@ -319,20 +319,20 @@ original fanout algorithm selects a backlogged socket, the packet rolls over to the next available one. .TP .BR PACKET_LOSS " (with " PACKET_TX_RING ) -When a malformed packet is encountered on a transmit ring, the default is -to reset its +When a malformed packet is encountered on a transmit ring, +the default is to reset its .I tp_status to .BR TP_STATUS_WRONG_FORMAT and abort the transmission immediately. -The malformed packet blocks itself and subsequent enqueued packets from +The malformed packet blocks itself and subsequently enqueued packets from being sent. The format error must be fixed, the associated .I tp_status reset to -.BR TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST +.BR TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST , and the transmission process restarted via -.BR send (2) . +.BR send (2). However, if .BR PACKET_LOSS is set, any malformed packet will be skipped, its |