Re: Re: more questions on skbuff allocation

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--- bunty  <bunty123_4@rediffmail.com> wrote:
>        so let me tell you what i understood is that
> from skb->head to skb->data area contains all tcp/ip
> layer headers

  not exactly, skb->head onwards has all the layer
headers. Depending on where in the stack the skbuff
is, skb->data may be pointing to the next protocol
header.

>    skb->data to akb->tail contains main application
> level data that is to be transmitted.
>     Is that correct? anyone please reply me about my
> understandings.

  skb->data keeps changing, it is not a fixed pointer.

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Regards,
Kiran Kumar Immidi


	
		
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