_batadv_dbg(9)

💅 _batadv_dbg(9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so this is a kernel API manual page, and the manpage name is _batadv_dbg — yes it starts with an underscore, that's not a typo, that's just how it is. it lives in section 9 of the manual (the kernel API girlies ✨). buckle up, we're learning how to store debug output, with or without rate limiting 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

_batadv_dbg — literally stores debug output, and you get to pick whether it's rate limited or not. no cap, that's the whole vibe 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

_batadv_dbg (type , bat_priv , ratelimited , fmt , arg... );

that's her. that's the function. aren't you obsessed 💅

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

okay let's go through the glow-up checklist one by one, because every single one of these matters:

• type — the type of debug message. like, which flavour of debugging are we doing today bestie 🍓
• bat_priv — the bat priv, and it's the one holding all the mesh interface information. yes, all of it. she contains multitudes 🌈
• ratelimited — a yes/no little situation: should the output be rate limited or not? your call, main character 👑
• fmt — the format string. classic. iconic. we love her 💜
• arg... — the variable arguments. there can be many, they're variable, that's literally the name 🧚

bestie reminder: the arguments are literally always in this order, so don't get cute and shuffle them around 🙈

💀 SEE ALSO 💀

• the kernel file ./net/batman-adv/log.h
• enum batadv_dbg_level(9)
• batadv_dbg(9)
• batadv_dbg_ratelimited(9)
• batadv_info(9)
• batadv_err(9)

go read those too, iykyk 🔥

and that's the whole page, periodt 💅✨

this little gem comes from ./net/batman-adv and it's dated October 2026 — so yes she's from the future, and she ate 🌸🦋💖 aka the manual page for _batadv_dbg(9), signing off 🎀