1__ALLOC_SKB(9)                 Linux Networking                 __ALLOC_SKB(9)
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NAME

6       __alloc_skb - allocate a network buffer
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct sk_buff * __alloc_skb(unsigned int size, gfp_t gfp_mask,
10                                    int fclone, int node);
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ARGUMENTS

13       size
14           size to allocate
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16       gfp_mask
17           allocation mask
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20           allocate from fclone cache instead of head cache and allocate a
21           cloned (child) skb
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23       node
24           numa node to allocate memory on
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DESCRIPTION

27       Allocate a new sk_buff. The returned buffer has no headroom and a tail
28       room of size bytes. The object has a reference count of one. The return
29       is the buffer. On a failure the return is NULL.
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31       Buffers may only be allocated from interrupts using a gfp_mask of
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35Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019                    __ALLOC_SKB(9)
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