skb_prepare_seq_read(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 skb_prepare_seq_read — NAME ✨

Okay bestie, so this page is about skb_prepare_seq_read (kernel API manual, the skb_prepare_seq_read(9) one, iykyk) — and what it does is prepare a sequential read of skb data. That's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Literal character-for-character, no cap:

void skb_prepare_seq_read (struct sk_buff *skb , unsigned int from ,
       unsigned int to , struct skb_seq_state *st );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • skb — the buffer you're reading from. the main character, literally. 👑
  • from — the lower offset of the data you wanna read.
  • to — the upper offset of the data you wanna read. yes it's a range, slay. ✨
  • st — the state variable. she holds the state. that's her whole job. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what it actually does: it initializes the state variable you passed in as st. That's it. That's the function. 🫶

⚠️ But listen — this one is non-negotiable: it must be called before invoking skb_seq_read for the first time. Like, before you even think about it. no cap. 😭

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

Kernel file ./net/core/skbuff.c — and here's the whole friend group, every single one, no skipping, fr fr:

That's the whole page, bestie — go read your skb data sequentially, you got this. 💜

source: ./net/core 🎀 version/date situation: October 2026 — mwah, bye, catch you in the kernel tree 🌈⭐

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