Man page 9 : gnet_stats_start_copy

gnet_stats_start_copy - start dumping procedure in compatibility mode

int gnet_stats_start_copy(struct sk_buff *  skb , int  type , spinlock_t *  lock , struct gnet_dump *  d );

skb
    socket buffer to put statistics TLVs into

type
    TLV type for top level statistic TLV

lock
    statistics lock

d
    dumping handle

Initializes the dumping handle, grabs the statistic lock and appends an empty TLV header to the socket buffer for use a container for all other statistic TLVS.

Returns 0 on success or -1 if the room in the socket buffer was not sufficient.