Name
skb_cow -- copy a buffer if need be
Synopsis
struct sk_buff * skb_cow (struct sk_buff * skb, unsigned int headroom);
Arguments
- skb
buffer to copy
- headroom
needed headroom
Description
If the buffer passed lacks sufficient headroom or is a clone then
it is copied and the additional headroom made available. If there
is no free memory NULL is returned. The new buffer is returned if
a copy was made (and the old one dropped a reference). The existing
buffer is returned otherwise.
This function primarily exists to avoid making two copies when making
a writable copy of a buffer and then growing the headroom.