ETH_REBUILD_HEADER
Section: Network device support (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME
eth_rebuild_header - rebuild the Ethernet MAC header.
SYNOPSIS
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int eth_rebuild_header(struct sk_buff * skb);
ARGUMENTS
skb
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- socket buffer to update
DESCRIPTION
This is called after an ARP or IPV6 ndisc it's resolution on this sk_buff. We now let protocol (ARP) fill in the other fields.
This routine CANNOT use cached dst->neigh! Really, it is used only when dst->neigh is wrong.
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