Name
netif_rx —
post buffer to the network code
Synopsis
int netif_rx ( | struct sk_buff * skb); |
Description
This function receives a packet from a device driver and queues it for
the upper (protocol) levels to process. It always succeeds. The buffer
may be dropped during processing for congestion control or by the
protocol layers.
return values
NET_RX_SUCCESS (no congestion)
NET_RX_DROP (packet was dropped)