1NETDEV_ALLOC_SKB(9) Linux Networking NETDEV_ALLOC_SKB(9)
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6 netdev_alloc_skb - allocate an skbuff for rx on a specific device
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9 struct sk_buff * netdev_alloc_skb(struct net_device * dev,
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20 Allocate a new sk_buff and assign it a usage count of one. The buffer
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25 NULL is returned if there is no free memory. Although this function
26 allocates memory it can be called from an interrupt.
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29Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2011 NETDEV_ALLOC_SKB(9)