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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/skbuff.rst b/Documentation/networking/skbuff.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b4a008feceb4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/skbuff.rst @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +struct sk_buff +============== + +:c:type:`sk_buff` is the main networking structure representing +a packet. + +Basic sk_buff geometry +---------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/skbuff.h + :doc: Basic sk_buff geometry + +Shared skbs and skb clones +-------------------------- + +:c:member:`sk_buff.users` is a simple refcount allowing multiple entities +to keep a struct sk_buff alive. skbs with a ``sk_buff.users != 1`` are referred +to as shared skbs (see skb_shared()). + +skb_clone() allows for fast duplication of skbs. None of the data buffers +get copied, but caller gets a new metadata struct (struct sk_buff). +&skb_shared_info.refcount indicates the number of skbs pointing at the same +packet data (i.e. clones). |