Adding upstream version 6.6.15.upstream/6.6.15

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+struct sk_buff
+==============
+
+:c:type:`sk_buff` is the main networking structure representing
+a packet.
+
+Basic sk_buff geometry
+----------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/skbuff.h
+   :doc: Basic sk_buff geometry
+
+Shared skbs and skb clones
+--------------------------
+
+:c:member:`sk_buff.users` is a simple refcount allowing multiple entities
+to keep a struct sk_buff alive. skbs with a ``sk_buff.users != 1`` are referred
+to as shared skbs (see skb_shared()).
+
+skb_clone() allows for fast duplication of skbs. None of the data buffers
+get copied, but caller gets a new metadata struct (struct sk_buff).
+&skb_shared_info.refcount indicates the number of skbs pointing at the same
+packet data (i.e. clones).
+
+dataref and headerless skbs
+---------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/skbuff.h
+   :doc: dataref and headerless skbs
+
+Checksum information
+--------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/skbuff.h
+   :doc: skb checksums