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authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2008-11-06 22:43:03 -0800
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2008-11-06 22:43:03 -0800
commit9eeda9abd1faf489f3df9a1f557975f4c8650363 (patch)
tree3e0a58e25b776cfbee193195460324dccb1886c7 /net/core/skbuff.c
parent61c9eaf90081cbe6dc4f389e0056bff76eca19ec (diff)
parent4bab0ea1d42dd1927af9df6fbf0003fc00617c50 (diff)
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Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
Conflicts: drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c net/8021q/vlan_core.c
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diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index c4c8a33..f24a495 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -449,6 +449,18 @@ void kfree_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
__kfree_skb(skb);
}
+/**
+ * skb_recycle_check - check if skb can be reused for receive
+ * @skb: buffer
+ * @skb_size: minimum receive buffer size
+ *
+ * Checks that the skb passed in is not shared or cloned, and
+ * that it is linear and its head portion at least as large as
+ * skb_size so that it can be recycled as a receive buffer.
+ * If these conditions are met, this function does any necessary
+ * reference count dropping and cleans up the skbuff as if it
+ * just came from __alloc_skb().
+ */
int skb_recycle_check(struct sk_buff *skb, int skb_size)
{
struct skb_shared_info *shinfo;
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