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.TH "ALLOC_SKB" "9" "14 August 2003" "" ""

.SH NAME
alloc_skb \- allocate a network buffer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
.sp
struct sk_buff * alloc_skb  (unsigned int \fIsize\fB, int \fIgfp_mask\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIsize\fB\fR
size to allocate
.TP
\fB\fIgfp_mask\fB\fR
allocation mask
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate a new &sk_buff. The returned buffer has no headroom and a
tail room of size bytes. The object has a reference count of one.
The return is the buffer. On a failure the return is NULL.
.PP
Buffers may only be allocated from interrupts using a \fIgfp_mask\fR of
GFP_ATOMIC.
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.0.