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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: Linux Networking
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "SKB_SCRUB_PACKET" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Linux Networking"
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.SH "NAME"
skb_scrub_packet \- scrub an skb
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ skb_scrub_packet('u
.BI "void skb_scrub_packet(struct\ sk_buff\ *\ " "skb" ", bool\ " "xnet" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIskb\fR
.RS 4
buffer to clean
.RE
.PP
\fIxnet\fR
.RS 4
packet is crossing netns
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
skb_scrub_packet can be used after encapsulating or decapsulting a packet into/from a tunnel\&. Some information have to be cleared during these operations\&. skb_scrub_packet can also be used to clean a skb before injecting it in another namespace (\fIxnet\fR
== true)\&. We have to clear all information in the skb that could impact namespace isolation\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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