---
name: "skb_gso_segment"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.2"
version: "3.2.78-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/skb_gso_segment"
---

# skb\_gso\_segment(9)

Perform segmentation on skb.

## NAME

skb\_gso\_segment - Perform segmentation on skb.

## SYNOPSIS

**struct sk\_buff \* skb\_gso\_segment(struct sk\_buff \*** *skb***, u32** *features***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*skb*

buffer to segment

*features*

features for the output path (see dev-\>features)

## DESCRIPTION

This function segments the given skb and returns a list of segments.

It may return NULL if the skb requires no segmentation. This is only possible when GSO is used for verifying header integrity.

## COPYRIGHT