skb_dst_force(9)

💅 NAME 💅

okay so this is skb_dst_force(9) from the Kernel API Manual, and it is literally here to make sure skb dst is refcounted. 💖

skb_dst_force — makes sure skb dst is refcounted.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool skb_dst_force (struct sk_buff *skb );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• skb — buffer. that's the one, bestie 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe: if dst is not yet refcounted and not destroyed, grab a ref on it. that's the whole move. no cap ✨

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⭐ RETURN ⭐

It returns true if dst is refcounted. periodt. 💅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./include/net/dst.h is the spot, and also go peek at:

• skb_dst_drop(9)
• dst_hold_safe(9)
• __skb_tunnel_rx(9)
• skb_tunnel_rx(9)

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source/version: ./include/net · date: October 2026 — mwah 💋 bestie you ate this whole manpage up 🎀