PROBE::NETDEV.RECE(3stap)

πŸ’– PROBE::NETDEV.RECE β€” it's giving networking tapset realness πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to probe::netdev.receive from the 3stap manual (that's the SystemTap tapset girlies, iykyk 🫢). the whole vibe of this page? Data received from network device. literally that's the moment we're catching. a packet pulled up to the function, and we're the ones watching it arrive. obsessed. πŸ¦‹


✨ NAME ✨

probe::netdev.receive β€” Data received from network device. no cap, that's the entire job description πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

probe netdev.receive {}

look at her. empty braces. she needs NO arguments, she's self-sufficient, main character energy fr fr πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ VALUES πŸŽ€

these are the little goodies this probe hands you when it fires. read them, they're free:

  • protocol β€” Protocol of received packet. like, what kind of packet just walked in the door πŸ’Œ
  • dev_name β€” The name of the device. e.g: eth0, ath1. so you know exactly which interface is out here receiving things 🌈
  • length β€” The length of the receiving buffer. how much room the buffer's got going on πŸ“

πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ


lowkey reminder: the values are exactly protocol, dev_name and length. no extras, no substitutions, don't be out here inventing fields 🫢

that's the page!! you understood it, I'm so proud, this is your academic era πŸŽ€

mwah πŸ’‹ this was the SystemTap Tapset Reference, and yeah the date on it says September 2026 β€” so she's got a lil timestamp from the future, iconic behavior honestly ⭐

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from