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struct sk_buff

Name

struct sk_buff -- socket buffer

Synopsis

struct sk_buff {
  struct sk_buff  * next;
  struct sk_buff  * prev;
  struct sk_buff_head * list;
  struct sock  * sk;
  struct timeval  stamp;
  struct net_device * dev;
  struct net_device * real_dev;
  union private;
  #endif#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SCHED__u32   tc_index;
  #endifunsigned int  truesize;
  atomic_t users;
};

Members

next: Next buffer in list
prev: Previous buffer in list
list: List we are on
sk: Socket we are owned by
stamp: Time we arrived
dev: Device we arrived on/are leaving by
real_dev: The real device we are using
private: Data which is private to the HIPPI implementation
tc_index: Traffic control index
truesize: Buffer size
users: User count - see {datagram,tcp}.c

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