1 files changed, 20 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 6f0b2f7d001..881fe80f01d 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ struct skb_shared_info {
 
 /* We divide dataref into two halves.  The higher 16 bits hold references
  * to the payload part of skb->data.  The lower 16 bits hold references to
- * the entire skb->data.  It is up to the users of the skb to agree on
- * where the payload starts.
+ * the entire skb->data.  A clone of a headerless skb holds the length of
+ * the header in skb->hdr_len.
  *
  * All users must obey the rule that the skb->data reference count must be
  * greater than or equal to the payload reference count.
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ typedef unsigned char *sk_buff_data_t;
  *      @len: Length of actual data
  *      @data_len: Data length
  *      @mac_len: Length of link layer header
+ *      @hdr_len: writable header length of cloned skb
  *      @csum: Checksum (must include start/offset pair)
  *      @csum_start: Offset from skb->head where checksumming should start
  *      @csum_offset: Offset from csum_start where checksum should be stored
@@ -260,8 +261,9 @@ struct sk_buff {
         char                    cb[48];
 
         unsigned int            len,
-                                data_len,
-                                mac_len;
+                                data_len;
+        __u16                   mac_len,
+                                hdr_len;
         union {
                 __wsum          csum;
                 struct {
@@ -1322,6 +1324,20 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *netdev_alloc_skb(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 /**
+ *      skb_clone_writable - is the header of a clone writable
+ *      @skb: buffer to check
+ *      @len: length up to which to write
+ *
+ *      Returns true if modifying the header part of the cloned buffer
+ *      does not requires the data to be copied.
+ */
+static inline int skb_clone_writable(struct sk_buff *skb, int len)
+{
+        return !skb_header_cloned(skb) &&
+               skb_headroom(skb) + len <= skb->hdr_len;
+}
+
+/**
  *      skb_cow - copy header of skb when it is required
  *      @skb: buffer to cow
  *      @headroom: needed headroom