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SKB_POSTPULL_RCSUM(9) Linux Networking SKB_POSTPULL_RCSUM(9)

NAME

skb_postpull_rcsum - update checksum for received skb after pull

SYNOPSIS

void skb_postpull_rcsum(struct sk_buff * skb, const void * start, unsigned int len);

ARGUMENTS

struct sk_buff * skb

buffer to update

const void * start

start of data before pull

unsigned int len

length of data pulled

DESCRIPTION

After doing a pull on a received packet, you need to call this to update the CHECKSUM_COMPLETE checksum, or set ip_summed to CHECKSUM_NONE so that it can be recomputed from scratch.

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July 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12