---
name: "eth_get_headlen"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/eth_get_headlen"
---

# eth\_get\_headlen(9)

determine the length of header for an ethernet frame

## NAME

eth\_get\_headlen - determine the length of header for an ethernet frame

## SYNOPSIS

**u32 eth\_get\_headlen(void \*** *data***, unsigned int** *len***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*data*

pointer to start of frame

*len*

total length of frame

## DESCRIPTION

Make a best effort attempt to pull the length for all of the headers for a given frame in a linear buffer.

## COPYRIGHT