SK_RUN_FILTER

Section: Linux Networking (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

sk_run_filter - run a filter on a socket  

SYNOPSIS

unsigned int sk_run_filter(struct sk_buff * skb, struct sock_filter * filter, int flen);
 

ARGUMENTS

skb

buffer to run the filter on

filter

filter to apply

flen

length of filter
 

DESCRIPTION

Decode and apply filter instructions to the skb->data. Return length to keep, 0 for none. skb is the data we are filtering, filter is the array of filter instructions, and len is the number of filter blocks in the array.  

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