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>>   If there's an alternative to M_NOFREE, I'd be more than happy to use
>> that.
>
> Set up your own (*ext_free) function and omit freeing of the mbuf
> itself.  Make sure to properly track your mbufs to avoid leaking them.

  Doesn't work: there's an unconditional free of the small mbuf. That's 
why I used M_NOFREE.

later,

Peter.