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diff --git a/static/freebsd/man4/lo.4 3.html b/static/freebsd/man4/lo.4 3.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..58444b20 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/freebsd/man4/lo.4 3.html @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<table class="head"> + <tr> + <td class="head-ltitle">LO(4)</td> + <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td> + <td class="head-rtitle">LO(4)</td> + </tr> +</table> +<div class="manual-text"> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">lo</code> — <span class="Nd">software + loopback network interface</span></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Cd">device loop</code></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">loop</code> interface is a software loopback + mechanism which may be used for performance analysis, software testing, + and/or local communication. As with other network interfaces, the loopback + interface must have network addresses assigned for each address family with + which it is to be used. These addresses may be set with the appropriate + <a class="Xr">ioctl(2)</a> commands for corresponding address families. The + loopback interface should be the last interface configured, as protocols may + use the order of configuration as an indication of priority. The loopback + should + <a class="permalink" href="#never"><i class="Em" id="never">never</i></a> be + configured first unless no hardware interfaces exist.</p> +<p class="Pp">If the transmit checksum offload capability flag is enabled on a + loopback interface, checksums will not be generated by IP, UDP, TCP, or SCTP + for packets sent on the interface.</p> +<p class="Pp">If the receive checksum offload capability flag is enabled on a + loopback interface, checksums will not be validated by IP, UDP, TCP, or SCTP + for packets received on the interface.</p> +<p class="Pp">By default, both receive and transmit checksum flags will be + enabled, in order to avoid the overhead of checksumming for local + communication where data corruption is unlikely. If transmit checksum + generation is disabled, then validation should also be disabled in order to + avoid packets being dropped due to invalid checksums.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DIAGNOSTICS"><a class="permalink" href="#DIAGNOSTICS">DIAGNOSTICS</a></h1> +<dl class="Bl-diag"> + <dt>lo%d: can't handle af%d.</dt> + <dd>The interface was handed a message with addresses formatted in an + unsuitable address family; the packet was dropped.</dd> +</dl> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE + ALSO</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">inet(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">intro(4)</a></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">lo</code> device appeared in + <span class="Ux">4.2BSD</span>. The current checksum generation and + validation avoidance policy appeared in <span class="Ux">FreeBSD + 8.0</span>.</p> +</section> +</div> +<table class="foot"> + <tr> + <td class="foot-date">June 23, 2024</td> + <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td> + </tr> +</table> |
