Name
eth_header —
create the Ethernet header
Synopsis
int eth_header ( | struct sk_buff * | skb, |
| | struct net_device * | dev, |
| | unsigned short | type, |
| | const void * | daddr, |
| | const void * | saddr, |
| | unsigned | len); |
Arguments
skb
buffer to alter
dev
source device
type
Ethernet type field
daddr
destination address (NULL leave destination address)
saddr
source address (NULL use device source address)
len
packet length (<= skb->len)
Description
Set the protocol type. For a packet of type ETH_P_802_3 we put the length
in here instead. It is up to the 802.2 layer to carry protocol information.