Hello!

> checking tools because the skb lifetime depends on the return value.
> Wouldn't it be better to have a consistent interface (skb always freed),
> and clone the skb if needed for deferred processing?

But skb is not always freed in any case.
Normally it is submitted to netlink_unicast(). It is freed only in error case.
So, following this logic should not you clone skb to feed to netlink_unicast()?

Alexey

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