PSKB_COPY

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 April 2004
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NAME

pskb_copy - create copy of an sk_buff with private head.  

SYNOPSIS

struct sk_buff * pskb_copy (struct sk_buff * skb, int gfp_mask);  

ARGUMENTS

skb
buffer to copy
gfp_mask
allocation priority
 

DESCRIPTION

Make a copy of both an &sk_buff and part of its data, located in header. Fragmented data remain shared. This is used when the caller wishes to modify only header of &sk_buff and needs private copy of the header to alter. Returns NULL on failure or the pointer to the buffer on success. The returned buffer has a reference count of 1.  

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NAME
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ARGUMENTS
DESCRIPTION
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