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SKB_SHARE_CHECK(9)						 Linux Networking						SKB_SHARE_CHECK(9)

NAME
       skb_share_check - check if buffer is shared and if so clone it

SYNOPSIS
       struct sk_buff * skb_share_check(struct sk_buff * skb, gfp_t pri);

ARGUMENTS
       skb
	   buffer to check

       pri
	   priority for memory allocation

DESCRIPTION
       If the buffer is shared the buffer is cloned and the old copy drops a reference. A new clone with a single reference is returned. If the
       buffer is not shared the original buffer is returned. When being called from interrupt status or with spinlocks held pri must be
       GFP_ATOMIC.

       NULL is returned on a memory allocation failure.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							SKB_SHARE_CHECK(9)