__tipc_node_link_down(9)

💅 __tipc_node_link_down(9) 💅

okay so bestie, this is a page from the Kernel API Manual — and it's literally all about handling the loss of a link. The function is __tipc_node_link_down, and it's giving "the link went down, time to deal" energy. no cap, here's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 NAME 🌸

__tipc_node_link_down — handle loss of link. That's it, that's the mission. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void __tipc_node_link_down (struct tipc_node *n , int *bearer_id ,
       struct sk_buff_head *xmitq , struct tipc_media_addr **maddr );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• n — target tipc_node. This is the node we're looking at, bestie. 👑
• bearer_id — id of the bearer. iykyk, it's the bearer's ID. 🌈
• xmitq — queue for messages to be xmited on. yes, "xmited" — that's exactly how it's written, don't come for me. 💅
• maddr — output media address of the bearer. it's output, so it's giving "here's the media address" at the end. 📬

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the whole squad, fr fr:

• Kernel file ./net/tipc/node.c struct tipc_node(9) 🧚
• tipc_node_crypto_rx(9) 🔐
• __tipc_node_link_up(9) ⬆️
• tipc_node_link_up(9) 🌟
• tipc_node_link_failover(9) 🔁
• tipc_node_get_linkname(9) 🏷️
• tipc_node_xmit(9) 📤
• tipc_node_bc_rcv(9) 📡
• tipc_node_check_state(9) 🔍
• tipc_rcv(9) 📥
• tipc_node_dump(9) 🧾

okay bye bestie — source/version: ./net/tipc · date: October 2026 · title: __tipc_node_link_down(9). mwah 💋✨