netif_rx9
Post buffer to the network code
Usage
int netif_rx(struct sk_buff * skb);
Arguments
skb
buffer to post
Overview
This function receives a packet from a device driver and queues it for the upper (protocol) levels to process. It always succeeds. The buffer may be dropped during processing for congestion control or by the protocol layers.
return values: NET_RX_SUCCESS (no congestion) NET_RX_DROP (packet was dropped)
Releases
6 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 5 times.