batadv_bla_add_claim(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

👑 batadv_bla_add_claim(9) 👑

okay so bestie, welcome to the batadv_bla_add_claim page from the Kernel API Manual — yes that's the manual name, no I'm not gatekeeping it 💅 this is a kernel-space function, so grab your tea and let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

batadv_bla_add_claim — literally just adds a claim in the claim hash 🎀

that's it. that's the whole vibe. it claims a thing, it hashes it, it's giving "my mesh, my rules" 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void batadv_bla_add_claim (struct batadv_priv *bat_priv , const u8 *mac
, const unsigned short vid , struct batadv_bla_backbone_gw *backbone_gw
);

no cap, the return type is void — it hands nothing back, it just does the thing 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

like four besties walk into a function:

  • bat_priv — the bat priv with all the mesh interface information 👑 this is the main character struct, it holds every lil detail about your mesh interface
  • mac — the mac address of the claim 🍓 literally the MAC we're claiming, keep it cute
  • vid — the VLAN ID of the frame 🌈 yes the VLAN ID, the frame's one, don't mix it up
  • backbone_gw — the backbone gateway which claims it 💀 iykyk, this is the gw doing the claiming

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the whole extended friend group, fr fr — go read these next, they're all iconic in their own way ⭐

bestie the list is long but every single one is here, I counted, we don't skip 🫶

okay that's the page!! mwah 💋 this one lives under ./net/batman-adv and it's dated October 2026, and the whole thing is filed under batadv_bla_add_claim(9) — go forth and claim responsibly, ily 🧚💜

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