SKB_PULL_RCSUM

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

skb_pull_rcsum - pull skb and update receive checksum  

SYNOPSIS

unsigned char * skb_pull_rcsum(struct sk_buff * skb, unsigned int len);
 

ARGUMENTS

skb

buffer to update

len

length of data pulled
 

DESCRIPTION

This function performs an skb_pull on the packet and updates the CHECKSUM_COMPLETE checksum. It should be used on receive path processing instead of skb_pull unless you know that the checksum difference is zero (e.g., a valid IP header) or you are setting ip_summed to CHECKSUM_NONE.  

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