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Entire Linux Network stack diagram (2024)

19 hours ago
  • #Linux
  • #Network Stack
  • #Virtualization
  • Diagram of the entire Linux Network Stack, including virtualization, network sockets, and various network stack layers.
  • Covers upper and lower layers of the network stack, including TCP, UDP, GRO, RPS, RFS, and GSO.
  • Includes details on NetFilter, traffic control, bridge/bond interfaces, and tap interfaces.
  • Discusses device driver components like queues, NAPI, and IRQ handlers.
  • Highlights network functions accelerated by NICs, such as checksum offload, VLAN, VxLAN, GRE, TSO, LRO, and RSS.
  • Provides optimization tips and statistics for each section.
  • Part of the book 'Operativni sustavi i računalne mreže - Linux u primjeni' (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8119310).