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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.rst b/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.rst index 725fc697fd8f..86d887a63606 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.rst @@ -501,6 +501,19 @@ NOTE: This feature can be disabled for a specific Virtual Function (VF):: ip link set <pf dev> vf <vf id> spoofchk {off|on} +IPsec Offload +------------- +The ixgbe driver supports IPsec Hardware Offload. When creating Security +Associations with "ip xfrm ..." the 'offload' tag option can be used to +register the IPsec SA with the driver in order to get higher throughput in +the secure communications. + +The offload is also supported for ixgbe's VFs, but the VF must be set as +'trusted' and the support must be enabled with:: + + ethtool --set-priv-flags eth<x> vf-ipsec on + ip link set eth<x> vf <y> trust on + Known Issues/Troubleshooting ============================ |