iscsi_tcp_recv_skb(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 iscsi_tcp_recv_skb(9) — the "process skb" one, from the Kernel API Manual

okay so bestie, picture this: you're deep in the kernel, there's a socket buffer staring at you, and somebody has to actually do something with it. That somebody is iscsi_tcp_recv_skb, and honestly? She ate. Let's get into it 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int iscsi_tcp_recv_skb (struct iscsi_conn *conn , struct sk_buff *skb ,
       unsigned int offset , bool offloaded , int *status );

that's the whole vibe check right there — int in, bytes out, no cap 💖

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • conn — the iscsi connection, aka the main character of this whole situation 🌸
  • skb — the network buffer holding the header and/or data segment. literally the package we're opening 📦
  • offset — offset in skb, because sometimes you don't start at the beginning, bestie 💅
  • offloaded — a bool that tells you whether the transfer was offloaded or not. just a lil yes/no slay ✨
  • status — the iscsi TCP status result, which is where the answer gets written back. iconic behavior 🎀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does she actually do? She'll return the status of the transfer in status — and then she'll also return the number of bytes copied. Two things at once, multitasking queen 👑✨

like, that's it, that's the job. She processes the skb, drops the status where you asked her to, and tells you how many bytes she got through. no drama, no notes 🔥

ngl the docs are short here — if you want the actual mechanics, the SEE ALSO squad below is where the story continues 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

all the besties she hangs out with in the Kernel file ./drivers/scsi/libiscsi_tcp.c:

the whole friend group fr fr 💜

aw and one last thing bestie — this page lives over in ./drivers/scsi, and it's stamped October 2026 🎀 mwah, go read some more kernel docs, ily 💖✨🦋

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