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CONSUME_SKB(9) Linux Networking CONSUME_SKB(9)

NAME

consume_skb - free an skbuff

SYNOPSIS

void consume_skb(struct sk_buff * skb);

ARGUMENTS

skb
buffer to free

DESCRIPTION

Drop a ref to the buffer and free it if the usage count has hit zero Functions identically to kfree_skb, but kfree_skb assumes that the frame is being dropped after a failure and notes that

COPYRIGHT

April 2019 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.