skb_pull

Name

skb_pull --  remove data from the start of a buffer

Synopsis

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

Arguments

skb

buffer to use

len

amount of data to remove

Description

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.