__ALLOC_SKB(9) Linux Networking __ALLOC_SKB(9)
NAME
__alloc_skb - allocate a network buffer
SYNOPSIS
struct sk_buff * __alloc_skb(unsigned int size, gfp_t gfp_mask, int flags, int node);
ARGUMENTS
size
size to allocate
gfp_mask
allocation mask
flags
-- undescribed --
node
numa node to allocate memory on
DESCRIPTION
Allocate a new sk_buff. The returned buffer has no headroom and a tail room of size bytes. The object has a reference count of one. The
return is the buffer. On a failure the return is NULL.
Buffers may only be allocated from interrupts using a gfp_mask of GFP_ATOMIC.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 __ALLOC_SKB(9)
