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.TH "SK_RUN_FILTER" "9" "29 May 2003" "" ""

.SH NAME
sk_run_filter \- run a filter on a socket
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
.sp
int sk_run_filter  (struct sk_buff * \fIskb\fB, struct sock_filter * \fIfilter\fB, int \fIflen\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIskb\fB\fR
buffer to run the filter on
.TP
\fB\fIfilter\fB\fR
filter to apply
.TP
\fB\fIflen\fB\fR
length of filter
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Decode and apply filter instructions to the skb->data.
Return length to keep, 0 for none. skb is the data we are
filtering, filter is the array of filter instructions, and
len is the number of filter blocks in the array.
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
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License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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version.
.PP
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useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.
.PP
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.PP
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.PP
If you have comments on the formatting of this manpage, then please contact
Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com).
.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.5.70.