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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ng_patch.4 b/share/man/man4/ng_patch.4
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--- a/share/man/man4/ng_patch.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/ng_patch.4
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Sets the data link type on the
.Va in
hook (to help calculate relative offset). Currently, supported types are
.Cm DLT_RAW
-(raw IP datagrams , no offset applied, the default) and
+(raw IP datagrams, no offset applied, the default) and
.Cm DLT_EN10MB
(Ethernet). DLT_ definitions can be found in
.In net/bpf.h .
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ corresponding checksum before transmitting packet on output interface.
The
.Nm
node does not do any checksum correction by itself.
+.Pp
+The
+.Va offset
+value for the
+.Vt ng_patch_op
+structure is calculated from zero by default (the first byte of
+packet headers).
+If
+.Va relative_offset
+is enabled (set to 1) during configuration, the operation will have an
+additional amount added to the offset based on the data link type.
.It Dv NGM_PATCH_GETCONFIG Pq Ic getconfig
This control message returns the current set of modify operations,
in the form of a