1NETIF_RECEIVE_SKB(9)        Network device support        NETIF_RECEIVE_SKB(9)
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NAME

6       netif_receive_skb - process receive buffer from network
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SYNOPSIS

9       int netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff * skb);
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ARGUMENTS

12       skb
13           buffer to process
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DESCRIPTION

16       netif_receive_skb is the main receive data processing function. It
17       always succeeds. The buffer may be dropped during processing for
18       congestion control or by the protocol layers.
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20       This function may only be called from softirq context and interrupts
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23       Return values (usually ignored):
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NET_RX_SUCCESS

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NET_RX_DROP

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32Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019              NETIF_RECEIVE_SKB(9)
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