[PATCH net-next] net: rename skb_unshare() to skb_unclone_full()

patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org
Tue Oct 20 12:00:20 PDT 2026


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org>:

On Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:16:38 +0200 you wrote:
> skb_unshare() only copies cloned skbs. A shared skb that is not a clone
> comes back unchanged, which the name doesn't suggest. The loopback
> selftest hooks got caught by this and hit BUG_ON(skb_shared()).
> 
> Rename it to skb_unclone_full(). Like skb_unclone() it only acts on
> clones, but it copies the whole skb, not just the head.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: rename skb_unshare() to skb_unclone_full()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/258c3ae4a4af

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