From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 00:44:07 +0200

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> Right, that makes sense. But will it ever return false? skb_cloned()
> returns true often enough, and we only accept linear skbs, but I think I
> don't understand yet what skb_header_cloned() vs. skb_cloned() refers
> to. Which exactly is the header space I'm allowed to modify when
> skb_header_cloned() returns false?

skb_header_cloned() will return false always if the buffer is not
cloned.

If it is cloned, it makes sure the data reference count allows
for modification of the buffer.

For normal traffic, you should see skb_header_cloned() always return
false unless a network tap like tcpdump is registered.
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