batadv_add_counter(9)

💖 batadv_add_counter(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for batadv_add_counter — yes we're literally in the kernel, yes it's giving main character energy, and yes i'm gonna walk you through it like we're on facetime 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

batadv_add_counter — add to the per cpu statistics counter of a mesh interface 💅

like… it bumps a counter. per cpu. on a mesh interface. iconic behaviour tbh.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void batadv_add_counter (struct batadv_priv *bat_priv , size_t idx ,
size_t count );

no cap, that's the whole signature. returns void — it gives nothing back and honestly? respect. 🎀

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• bat_priv — the bat priv with all the mesh interface information 💖 this is the little bundle of everything the mesh interface knows about itself. the main character struct, fr fr.
• idx — counter index which should be modified ⭐ this tells it which counter we're messing with. pick your fighter.
• count — value to increase the counter by 🔥 the amount of oomph you're adding. big number = big oomph.

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👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

stop preemption on local cpu while incrementing the counter 🌈

that's it. that's the whole description. it disables preemption on the local cpu during the increment so nothing interrupts the update — no cap, that's the vibe check it's passing. 💀

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🌺 SEE ALSO 🌺

bestie the cross-reference list is long but we're not skipping a single one, okay? i gotchu:

• Kernel file ./net/batman-adv/main.h 🍓
• BATADV_TP_MAX_NUM(9)
• enum batadv_mesh_state(9)
• enum batadv_uev_action(9)
• enum batadv_uev_type(9)
• batadv_print_vid(9)
• batadv_compare_eth(9)
• batadv_has_timed_out(9)
• batadv_atomic_dec_not_zero(9)
• batadv_smallest_signed_int(9)
• batadv_seq_before(9)
• batadv_seq_after(9)
• batadv_inc_counter(9)
• BATADV_SKB_CB(9)

all icons, all worth a read, go click through them like it's a stargirl playlist 💜

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also quick heads up that this whole thing lives in the kernel source, so keep the exact names + paths intact when you're copying them around — the kernel is not forgiving about typos 😭

and that's the whole page!! you ate that, bestie 💅✨

from the ./net/batman-adv source, dated October 2026 — mwah, catch you in the next manpage 🧚💖