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.TH "SKB_CLONE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
skb_clone \- duplicate an sk_buff
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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\fB
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struct sk_buff * skb_clone  (struct sk_buff * \fIskb\fB, unsigned int __nocast \fIgfp_mask\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIskb\fB\fR
buffer to clone
.TP
\fB\fIgfp_mask\fB\fR
allocation priority
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Duplicate an &sk_buff. The new one is not owned by a socket. Both
copies share the same packet data but not structure. The new
buffer has a reference count of 1. If the allocation fails the
function returns NULL otherwise the new buffer is returned.
.PP
If this function is called from an interrupt \fBgfp_mask\fR must be
GFP_ATOMIC\&.