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| NETIF_RECEIVE_SKB(9) | Network device support | NETIF_RECEIVE_SKB(9) |
NAME¶
netif_receive_skb - process receive buffer from network
SYNOPSIS¶
int netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff * skb);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct sk_buff * skb
buffer to process
DESCRIPTION¶
netif_receive_skb is the main receive data processing function. It always succeeds. The buffer may be dropped during processing for congestion control or by the protocol layers.
This function may only be called from softirq context and interrupts should be enabled.
Return values (usually ignored): NET_RX_SUCCESS: no congestion NET_RX_DROP: packet was dropped
COPYRIGHT¶
| September 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12 |