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struct sk_buff data-structure ↗
struct sk_buff APIs ↗
Linux Kernel Networking subsystem ↗
And here is the copy paste of struct sk_buff data-structure (/include/linux/skbuff.h) from the Kernel-source version 4.13 for quick reference:
/**
* struct sk_buff - socket buffer
* @next: Next buffer in list
* @prev: Previous buffer in list
* @tstamp: Time we arrived/left
* @rbnode: RB tree node, alternative to next/prev for netem/tcp
* @sk: Socket we are owned by
* @dev: Device we arrived on/are leaving by
* @cb: Control buffer. Free for use by every layer. Put private vars here
* @_skb_refdst: destination entry (with norefcount bit)
* @sp: the security path, used for xfrm
* @len: Length of actual data
* @data_len: Data length
* @mac_len: Length of link layer header
* @hdr_len: writable header length of cloned skb
* @csum: Checksum (must include start/offset pair)
* @csum_start: Offset from skb->head where checksumming should start
* @csum_offset: Offset from csum_start where checksum should be stored
* @priority: Packet queueing priority
* @ignore_df: allow local fragmentation
* @cloned: Head may be cloned (check refcnt to be sure)
* @ip_summed: Driver fed us an IP checksum
* @nohdr: Payload reference only, must not modify header
* @pkt_type: Packet class
* @fclone: skbuff clone status
* @ipvs_property: skbuff is owned by ipvs
* @tc_skip_classify: do not classify packet. set by IFB device
* @tc_at_ingress: used within tc_classify to distinguish in/egress
* @tc_redirected: packet was redirected by a tc action
* @tc_from_ingress: if tc_redirected, tc_at_ingress at time of redirect
* @peeked: this packet has been seen already, so stats have been
* done for it, don't do them again
* @nf_trace: netfilter packet trace flag
* @protocol: Packet protocol from driver
* @destructor: Destruct function
* @_nfct: Associated connection, if any (with nfctinfo bits)
* @nf_bridge: Saved data about a bridged frame - see br_netfilter.c
* @skb_iif: ifindex of device we arrived on
* @tc_index: Traffic control index
* @hash: the packet hash
* @queue_mapping: Queue mapping for multiqueue devices
* @xmit_more: More SKBs are pending for this queue
* @ndisc_nodetype: router type (from link layer)
* @ooo_okay: allow the mapping of a socket to a queue to be changed
* @l4_hash: indicate hash is a canonical 4-tuple hash over transport
* ports.
* @sw_hash: indicates hash was computed in software stack
* @wifi_acked_valid: wifi_acked was set
* @wifi_acked: whether frame was acked on wifi or not
* @no_fcs: Request NIC to treat last 4 bytes as Ethernet FCS
* @csum_not_inet: use CRC32c to resolve CHECKSUM_PARTIAL
* @dst_pending_confirm: need to confirm neighbour
* @napi_id: id of the NAPI struct this skb came from
* @secmark: security marking
* @mark: Generic packet mark
* @vlan_proto: vlan encapsulation protocol
* @vlan_tci: vlan tag control information
* @inner_protocol: Protocol (encapsulation)
* @inner_transport_header: Inner transport layer header (encapsulation)
* @inner_network_header: Network layer header (encapsulation)
* @inner_mac_header: Link layer header (encapsulation)
* @transport_header: Transport layer header
* @network_header: Network layer header
* @mac_header: Link layer header
* @tail: Tail pointer
* @end: End pointer
* @head: Head of buffer
* @data: Data head pointer
* @truesize: Buffer size
* @users: User count - see {datagram,tcp}.c
*/
struct sk_buff {
union {
struct {
/* These two members must be first. */
struct sk_buff *next;
struct sk_buff *prev;
union {
ktime_t tstamp;
u64 skb_mstamp;
};
};
struct rb_node rbnode; /* used in netem & tcp stack */
};
struct sock *sk;
union {
struct net_device *dev;
/* Some protocols might use this space to store information,
* while device pointer would be NULL.
* UDP receive path is one user.
*/
unsigned long dev_scratch;
};
/*
* This is the control buffer. It is free to use for every
* layer. Please put your private variables there. If you
* want to keep them across layers you have to do a skb_clone()
* first. This is owned by whoever has the skb queued ATM.
*/
char cb[48] __aligned(8);
unsigned long _skb_refdst;
void (*destructor)(struct sk_buff *skb);
#ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
struct sec_path *sp;
#endif
#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
unsigned long _nfct;
#endif
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER)
struct nf_bridge_info *nf_bridge;
#endif
unsigned int len,
data_len;
__u16 mac_len,
hdr_len;
/* Following fields are _not_ copied in __copy_skb_header()
* Note that queue_mapping is here mostly to fill a hole.
*/
kmemcheck_bitfield_begin(flags1);
__u16 queue_mapping;
/* if you move cloned around you also must adapt those constants */
#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
#define CLONED_MASK (1 << 7)
#else
#define CLONED_MASK 1
#endif
#define CLONED_OFFSET() offsetof(struct sk_buff, __cloned_offset)
__u8 __cloned_offset[0];
__u8 cloned:1,
nohdr:1,
fclone:2,
peeked:1,
head_frag:1,
xmit_more:1,
__unused:1; /* one bit hole */
kmemcheck_bitfield_end(flags1);
/* fields enclosed in headers_start/headers_end are copied
* using a single memcpy() in __copy_skb_header()
*/
/* private: */
__u32 headers_start[0];
/* public: */
/* if you move pkt_type around you also must adapt those constants */
#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
#define PKT_TYPE_MAX (7 << 5)
#else
#define PKT_TYPE_MAX 7
#endif
#define PKT_TYPE_OFFSET() offsetof(struct sk_buff, __pkt_type_offset)
__u8 __pkt_type_offset[0];
__u8 pkt_type:3;
__u8 pfmemalloc:1;
__u8 ignore_df:1;
__u8 nf_trace:1;
__u8 ip_summed:2;
__u8 ooo_okay:1;
__u8 l4_hash:1;
__u8 sw_hash:1;
__u8 wifi_acked_valid:1;
__u8 wifi_acked:1;
__u8 no_fcs:1;
/* Indicates the inner headers are valid in the skbuff. */
__u8 encapsulation:1;
__u8 encap_hdr_csum:1;
__u8 csum_valid:1;
__u8 csum_complete_sw:1;
__u8 csum_level:2;
__u8 csum_not_inet:1;
__u8 dst_pending_confirm:1;
#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE
__u8 ndisc_nodetype:2;
#endif
__u8 ipvs_property:1;
__u8 inner_protocol_type:1;
__u8 remcsum_offload:1;
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV
__u8 offload_fwd_mark:1;
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
__u8 tc_skip_classify:1;
__u8 tc_at_ingress:1;
__u8 tc_redirected:1;
__u8 tc_from_ingress:1;
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SCHED
__u16 tc_index; /* traffic control index */
#endif
union {
__wsum csum;
struct {
__u16 csum_start;
__u16 csum_offset;
};
};
__u32 priority;
int skb_iif;
__u32 hash;
__be16 vlan_proto;
__u16 vlan_tci;
#if defined(CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL) || defined(CONFIG_XPS)
union {
unsigned int napi_id;
unsigned int sender_cpu;
};
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_SECMARK
__u32 secmark;
#endif
union {
__u32 mark;
__u32 reserved_tailroom;
};
union {
__be16 inner_protocol;
__u8 inner_ipproto;
};
__u16 inner_transport_header;
__u16 inner_network_header;
__u16 inner_mac_header;
__be16 protocol;
__u16 transport_header;
__u16 network_header;
__u16 mac_header;
/* private: */
__u32 headers_end[0];
/* public: */
/* These elements must be at the end, see alloc_skb() for details. */
sk_buff_data_t tail;
sk_buff_data_t end;
unsigned char *head,
*data;
unsigned int truesize;
refcount_t users;
};