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.\"    Manual: Linux Networking
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "SKB_PULL" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Linux Networking"
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.SH "NAME"
skb_pull \- remove data from the start of a buffer
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'unsigned\ char\ *\ skb_pull('u
.BI "unsigned char * skb_pull(struct\ sk_buff\ *\ " "skb" ", unsigned\ int\ " "len" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIskb\fR
.RS 4
buffer to use
.RE
.PP
\fIlen\fR
.RS 4
amount of data to remove
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function removes data from the start of a buffer, returning the memory to the headroom\&. A pointer to the next data in the buffer is returned\&. Once the data has been pulled future pushes will overwrite the old data\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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