batadv_bla_backbone_dump(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 batadv_bla_backbone_dump(9) — the Kernel API Manual glow-up 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for batadv_bla_backbone_dump. yes it's a mouthful, no you don't have to say it out loud at parties. it's a kernel function, it lives in batman-adv land, and it's here to dump the backbone table into a netlink socket. iconic behaviour honestly ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

batadv_bla_backbone_dump — dump the backbone table to a netlink socket 💖

like. that's the whole vibe. the backbone table? it's getting dumped. to a netlink socket? yes ma'am. 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int batadv_bla_backbone_dump (struct sk_buff *msg , struct
       netlink_callback *cb );

she takes two args and hands you back an int. that's the whole synopsis, no notes 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

okay so here's what you're feeding her:

  • msg — the buffer for the message 📨. this is where the message goes. it's a struct sk_buff *, so you know it's a real one.
  • cb — the callback structure containing arguments 🎀. yes bestie, she's holding the arguments. that's her job.

⭐ RETURN ⭐

message length. that's it. that's the return value. she gives you back the message length and she moves on with her day 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the part where the manpage absolutely ate — look at this friend group, it's giving main character energy from every single one of them:

like, that's a whole squad. iykyk 😭💜

and that's the page bestie!! love that for us 💖 this lil beauty comes from ./net/batman-adv and it's dated October 2026 — so go forth, dump those backbones, and remember: the vibe check is int, the return is message length, and you absolutely slayed by reading this far 🎀✨🦋

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