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SK_RUN_FILTER(9)						 Linux Networking						  SK_RUN_FILTER(9)

NAME
       sk_run_filter - run a filter on a socket

SYNOPSIS
       unsigned int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff * skb, struct sock_filter * filter, int flen);

ARGUMENTS
       skb
	   buffer to run the filter on

       filter
	   filter to apply

       flen
	   length of filter

DESCRIPTION
       Decode and apply filter instructions to the skb->data. Return length to keep, 0 for none. skb is the data we are filtering, filter is the
       array of filter instructions, and len is the number of filter blocks in the array.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							  SK_RUN_FILTER(9)