BATADV_TP_PLEN(9)
π BATADV_TP_PLEN(9)
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β yes, the real one, section 9, and this page is literally called BATADV_TP_PLEN. It's a tiny little constant page but it's iconic in its own lowkey way, so let's get into it β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
BATADV_TP_PLEN β it's the length of the payload, like, the data that comes after the batadv_unicast header, and that's the amount you simulate. That's it, that's the whole vibe π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
BATADV_TP_PLEN
no arguments, no drama, just the constant showing up and slaying π
β SEE ALSO β
sooo here's the part where it gets loud β everything below is, no cap, related to this page. The kernel file it lives in is ./net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c, and then we have the whole extended friend group ππ«Ά
BATADV_TP_DEF_TEST_LENGTH(9)BATADV_TP_AWND(9)BATADV_TP_RECV_TIMEOUT(9)BATADV_TP_MAX_RTO(9)BATADV_TP_FIRST_SEQ(9)BATADV_TP_MAX_UNACKED(9)batadv_tp_session_cookie(9)batadv_tp_cwnd(9)batadv_tp_update_cwnd(9)batadv_tp_update_rto(9)batadv_tp_batctl_notify(9)batadv_tp_batctl_error_notify(9)batadv_tp_list_find_sender(9)batadv_tp_list_active(9)batadv_tp_list_find_sender_session(9)batadv_tp_sender_release(9)batadv_tp_sender_put(9)batadv_tp_list_detach(9)batadv_tp_sender_cleanup(9)batadv_tp_sender_end(9)batadv_tp_sender_shutdown(9)batadv_tp_sender_stopped(9)batadv_tp_sender_finish(9)batadv_tp_reset_sender_timer(9)batadv_tp_sender_timeout(9)batadv_tp_fill_prerandom(9)batadv_tp_send_msg(9)enum batadv_tp_ack_reaction(9)batadv_tp_handle_ack(9)batadv_tp_recv_ack(9)batadv_tp_avail(9)batadv_tp_wait_available(9)batadv_tp_send(9)batadv_tp_start_kthread(9)batadv_tp_start(9)batadv_tp_stop(9)batadv_tp_list_find_receiver_session(9)batadv_tp_receiver_release(9)batadv_tp_receiver_put(9)batadv_tp_reset_receiver_timer(9)batadv_tp_receiver_shutdown(9)batadv_tp_send_ack(9)batadv_tp_handle_out_of_order(9)batadv_tp_ack_unordered(9)batadv_tp_init_recv(9)batadv_tp_recv_msg(9)batadv_tp_meter_recv(9)batadv_tp_stop_all(9)batadv_tp_meter_init(9)
like, the way that list ate and left zero crumbs π go read them iykyk
ngl, if you're hunting for the<hotpink>payload length</hotpink>you simulate β the data after thebatadv_unicastheader β you literally just found her. no extra lore, no hidden clauses, fr fr π
and that's the whole page, mwah π§ this came out of ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026 β periodt, end of doc, love u bye π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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