PROBE::NETDEV.CHAN(3stap)

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version 5.6 · 9 versions
, in centos-stream 10, centos-stream 9, fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 PROBE::NETDEV.CHAN 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Networking Tapset corner of the SystemTap Tapset Reference — this is the page for probe::netdev.change_mac, and it's literally the probe that fires when the netdev_name has the MAC changed. yes, that's the whole vibe. a MAC address got a glow-up and this probe was THERE. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

probe::netdev.change_mac — Called when the netdev_name has the MAC changed

like. the network device said "new MAC, who dis" and this probe is the one who witnesses it. no cap. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

probe netdev.change_mac {}

that's it. that's the whole synopsis. she's short, she's clean, she's iconic. 🌸

✨ VALUES ✨

okay so when this probe goes off, here's the tea it hands you 🫶

  • old_mac — The current MAC address. the one she's leaving behind, the ex, the before pic. 💀
  • dev_name — The device that will have the MAC changed. it's giving main character energy, because the whole plot is about her. 👑
  • new_mac — The new MAC address. the glow-up. the after pic. slay. ✨
  • mac_len — The MAC length. yes she also tells you how long the MAC is, because details matter and she's thorough like that. 🔥

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

go read that one too, bestie, it's the whole networking tapset and it's lowkey a banger. 🌈

fr fr, that's every single value, nothing skipped, nothing invented. four values, one probe, zero notes. 💖

okay that's the page!! 🦋 this was the SystemTap Tapset Reference, dated September 2026, and it served absolutely everything it needed to serve. mwah. 💅🎀💜

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