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.TH "SK_RUN_FILTER" "9" "13 April 2004" "" ""

.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
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.1.