netif_receive_skb9
Process receive buffer from network
Usage
int netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff * skb);
Arguments
skb
buffer to process
Overview
netif_receive_skb is the main receive data processing function. It always succeeds. The buffer may be dropped during processing for congestion control or by the protocol layers.
This function may only be called from softirq context and interrupts should be enabled.
Return values (usually ignored): NET_RX_SUCCESS: no congestion NET_RX_DROP: packet was dropped
Releases
6 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 5 times.