skb_pull_rcsum(9)

skb_pull_rcsum9

Pull skb and update receive checksum

Usage

unsigned char * skb_pull_rcsum(struct sk_buff * skb, unsigned int len);

Arguments

skb

buffer to update

len

length of data pulled

Overview

This function performs an skb_pull on the packet and updates the CHECKSUM_COMPLETE checksum. It should be used on receive path processing instead of skb_pull unless you know that the checksum difference is zero (e.g., a valid IP header) or you are setting ip_summed to CHECKSUM_NONE.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7
  5. 8
  6. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.