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.\"      Date: April 2019
.\"    Manual: Linux Networking
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.168
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.TH "SKB_CLONE" "9" "April 2019" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.9\&." "Linux Networking"
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.SH "NAME"
skb_clone \- duplicate an sk_buff
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ sk_buff\ *\ skb_clone('u
.BI "struct sk_buff * skb_clone(struct\ sk_buff\ *\ " "skb" ", gfp_t\ " "gfp_mask" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIskb\fR
.RS 4
buffer to clone
.RE
.PP
\fIgfp_mask\fR
.RS 4
allocation priority
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Duplicate an
sk_buff\&. The new one is not owned by a socket\&. Both copies share the same packet data but not structure\&. The new buffer has a reference count of 1\&. If the allocation fails the function returns
\fBNULL\fR
otherwise the new buffer is returned\&.
.PP
If this function is called from an interrupt
\fBgfp_mask\fR
must be
\fBGFP_ATOMIC\fR\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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