Re: sk_buff structure

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Tue Jun 22 2004 - 16:29:12 EST


> In this structure there are pointers called headroom, data, tailroom and
> end. Does anyone know what these are used for. Or can anyone point me to a
> good explanation for these fields.

There is a basic discussion in chapter 14 of Linux Device Drivers which
you can read online at http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/index.html.

jon

Jonathan Corbet
Executive editor, LWN.net
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