skb_tstamp_tx(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 NAME 💅

okay so bestie, meet skb_tstamp_tx(9): the function that queues a clone of an skb with send time stamps. it’s giving “timestamp delivery, but make it a clone” ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void skb_tstamp_tx (struct sk_buff *orig_skb , struct
       skb_shared_hwtstamps *hwtstamps );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • orig_skb — the original outgoing packet, the main character we’re cloning 👑
  • hwtstamps — hardware time stamps, and yes it may be NULL if not available 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here’s the vibe check: if the skb has a socket associated, then this function clones the skb — and yes, that means it shares the actual data and optional structures, no cap. then it stores the optional hardware time stamping information (if non NULL) or generates a software time stamp (otherwise), and after that it queues the clone to the error queue of the socket. errors are silently ignored. that’s it, that’s the whole lil moment 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./include/linux/skbuff.h, plus this entire iconic ensemble of references:

mwah 💋 — sending you a cute lil sign-off from source/version ./include/linux, dated October 2026 🫶💖

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