ad_periodic_machine(9)

💖 NAME 💖

Okay bestie, this is ad_periodic_machine(9) from the Kernel API Manual — the page all about handling a port's periodic state machine. The way this is so niche but so important. ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void ad_periodic_machine (struct port *port );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• port — the port we're looking at. That's the whole assignment, no cap. 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So the vibe is: turn the ntt flag on periodically to perform periodic transmission of lacpdu's. That's literally it, and it's giving dedicated little state-machine behavior. 💅✨

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c — and yes, the whole friend group is invited:

• __get_bond_by_port(9)
• __get_first_agg(9)
• __agg_has_partner(9)
• __disable_distributing_port(9)
• __enable_collecting_port(9)
• __disable_port(9)
• __enable_port(9)
• __port_move_to_attached_state(9)
• __port_is_collecting_distributing(9)
• __get_agg_selection_mode(9)
• __check_agg_selection_timer(9)
• __get_link_speed(9)
• __get_duplex(9)
• __ad_timer_to_ticks(9)
• __choose_matched(9)
• __record_pdu(9)
• __record_default(9)
• __update_selected(9)
• __update_default_selected(9)
• __update_ntt(9)
• __agg_ports_are_ready(9)
• __set_agg_ports_ready(9)
• __get_agg_bandwidth(9)
• __get_active_agg(9)
• __update_lacpdu_from_port(9)
• ad_lacpdu_send(9)
• ad_marker_send(9)
• ad_mux_machine(9)
• ad_rx_machine(9)
• ad_churn_machine(9)
• ad_tx_machine(9)
• ad_port_selection_logic(9)
• ad_agg_selection_logic(9)
• ad_clear_agg(9)
• ad_initialize_agg(9)
• ad_initialize_port(9)
• ad_enable_collecting(9)
• ad_disable_distributing(9)
• ad_enable_collecting_distributing(9)
• ad_disable_collecting_distributing(9)
• ad_marker_info_received(9)
• ad_marker_response_received(9)
• bond_3ad_initiate_agg_selection(9)
• bond_3ad_initialize(9)
• bond_3ad_bind_slave(9)
• bond_3ad_unbind_slave(9)
• bond_3ad_update_ad_actor_settings(9)
• bond_agg_timer_advance(9)
• bond_3ad_state_machine_handler(9)
• bond_3ad_rx_indication(9)
• ad_update_actor_keys(9)
• bond_3ad_adapter_speed_duplex_changed(9)
• bond_3ad_handle_link_change(9)
• bond_3ad_set_carrier(9)
• __bond_3ad_get_active_agg_info(9)
• bond_3ad_update_lacp_rate(9)
• bond_3ad_update_lacp_active(9)

💖 Cute little sign-off time: the footer says source/version ./drivers/net/bonding, dated October 2026, for the page ad_periodic_machine(9). Stay slay, bestie. 💅🎀✨