NAME¶

netif_rx - post buffer to the network code

SYNOPSIS¶

int netif_rx(struct sk_buff * skb);

ARGUMENTS¶

struct sk_buff * skb

DESCRIPTION¶

This function receives a packet from a device driver and queues it for the upper (protocol) levels to process. It always succeeds. The buffer may be dropped during processing for congestion control or by the protocol layers.

return values: NET_RX_SUCCESS (no congestion) NET_RX_DROP (packet was dropped)

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