__DEV_ALLOC_SKB(9) Linux Networking __DEV_ALLOC_SKB(9)
NAME
__dev_alloc_skb - allocate an skbuff for receiving
SYNOPSIS
struct sk_buff * __dev_alloc_skb(unsigned int length, gfp_t gfp_mask);
ARGUMENTS
length
length to allocate
gfp_mask
get_free_pages mask, passed to alloc_skb
DESCRIPTION
Allocate a new sk_buff and assign it a usage count of one. The buffer has unspecified headroom built in. Users should allocate the headroom
they think they need without accounting for the built in space. The built in space is used for optimisations.
NULL is returned if there is no free memory.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 __DEV_ALLOC_SKB(9)
