Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 7 Jun 2004 18:57:44 -0400 | From | Ben Collins <> | Subject | Re: when is alloc_skb called |
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On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 03:29:14PM -0600, Sushant Sharma wrote: > Hi All > > I want to know which are the evnets > that can lead to the calling of alloc_skb > function which is used to allocate sk_buff. > Arrival and departure of packet are 2 events > which I know. Are there any other events/cases > which can lead to alloc_skb(...) function call in kernel.
Some non-network related drivers use skb's for non-network related things (ieee1394 is one such abuser).
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