PROBE::IPMIB.INREC(3stap)

πŸ’– PROBE::IPMIB.INREC πŸ’–

okay bestie, so this one lives in the SNMP Information Tapset, and it's section 3stap of the manual β€” the SystemTap tapset reference, iykyk. it's literally called probe::ipmib.InReceives and it is so simple, that's the whole point πŸŽ€


✨ NAME ✨

probe::ipmib.InReceives β€” count an arriving packet πŸ‘‘ no cap, that's the entire job description


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

probe ipmib.InReceives {}

that's it. that's the girl. not a single argument in the parens, she works with what she's given πŸ’…


πŸ“ VALUES πŸ“

the goodies that show up inside this probe:

  • skb β€” a pointer to the struct sk_buff that's being acted on. it's giving "the packet in question," the main character of the moment 🫢
  • op β€” the value that gets added to the counter, and it defaults to 1. so yeah, one packet in, one number goes up. math is math ✨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here's the vibe: the packet that skb points at gets run through the filter function ipmib_filter_key. if that packet passes the filter, it gets counted in the global InReceives counter β€” which is the equivalent of SNMP's MIB IPSTATS_MIB_INRECEIVES πŸ’–

that's it. that's the tea. filter check, then tally. iconic behaviour honestly 🌈


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ


heads up bestie: this page is just the reference, so if you're out here assuming the counter increments on every packet, re-read the filter part β€” ipmib_filter_key has opinions πŸ’€

mwah, that's a wrap πŸŽ€ this was SystemTap Tapset Reference, Version Ver, dated September 2026 β€” go forth and count those packets, you're doing amazing sweetie πŸ‘‘πŸ’–

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