Diving into the Linux Networking Stack, Part I | Beyond Syntax | Michael J. SchultzThis is the first part of a (planned) multi-part series on receiving a network packet on a modern Linux kernel. Have you ever wondered what happens when your Linux machine gets a packet from the network? I have, but most of the information I've seen is concerned with the 2.4.x kernel. For my own sake, I decided to take a walk through the Linux networking stack (using Linux kernel 2.6.37) and thoug
X86 hardware for packet processing
