SK_RUN_FILTER

Section: (9)
Updated: 07 August 2003
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NAME

sk_run_filter - run a filter on a socket

SYNOPSIS

int sk_run_filter (struct sk_buff * skb, struct sock_filter * filter, int flen);

ARGUMENTS

skb: buffer to run the filter on
filter: filter to apply
flen: length of filter

DESCRIPTION

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.

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