DECLARE_IP_...K_BUCKET_RCU(9)

💅 DECLARE_IP_VS_RHT_WALK_BUCKET_RCU 💅

okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual today — yes, that manual — and the page header is literally DECLARE_IP_...K_BUCKET_RCU(9) because even the manpage gods got tired of typing the whole thing out. iconic of them honestly. anyway, buckle up, this one's short and sweet 🍓

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✨ NAME ✨

DECLARE_IP_VS_RHT_WALK_BUCKET_RCU — Declare variables. that's it. that's the whole job. it declares variables and it does it flawlessly 💅

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

DECLARE_IP_VS_RHT_WALK_BUCKET_RCU

no arguments, no parentheses, no drama. it's giving "bare minimum but make it fashion" ✨

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so real talk: DECLARE_IP_VS_RHT_WALK_BUCKET_RCU is the macro that hands you the variables for ip_vs_rht_walk_bucket_rcu. that's literally the whole description and ngl I respect the brevity. it doesn't do the walking, it doesn't read the bucket — it just declares the variables so the walking can happen. support role, but main character energy 👑

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🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

the friend group 💖 these all live over in the kernel file ./include/net/ip_vs.h, and here's the whole squad:

• ip_vs_rht_for_each_table(9)
• ip_vs_rht_for_each_table_rcu(9)
• ip_vs_rht_for_each_bucket(9)
• ip_vs_rht_for_bucket_retry(9)
• DECLARE_IP_VS_RHT_WALK_BUCKETS_RCU(9)
• ip_vs_rht_walk_buckets_rcu(9)
• ip_vs_rht_walk_bucket_rcu(9)
• DECLARE_IP_VS_RHT_WALK_BUCKETS_SAFE_RCU(9)
• ip_vs_rht_walk_buckets_safe_rcu(9)
• DECLARE_IP_VS_RHT_WALK_BUCKETS(9)
• ip_vs_rht_walk_buckets(9)

like pls, it's a whole ecosystem of bucket-walking and RCU-ing. iykyk 🌈

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mwah 💋 that's the whole page, bestie — brought to you by the fine folks at ./include/net, dated October 2026, and stamped with the iconic DECLARE_IP_...K_BUCKET_RCU(9) because we love an abbreviated footer. go declare some variables, you absolute icon 🫶✨