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Linux kernel design patterns - part 3

Linux kernel design patterns - part 3

Posted Jun 23, 2009 20:29 UTC (Tue) by johill (subscriber, #25196)
In reply to: Linux kernel design patterns - part 3 by hppnq
Parent article: Linux kernel design patterns - part 3

Yes, data packets are called socket buffers (sk_buff) but the fact that there may or may not be a socket attached to them (sk_buff->sk) is mostly irrelevant to NIC drivers.


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