batadv_bla_del_claim(9)

💅 batadv_bla_del_claim — a Kernel API Manual moment ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the manual page for batadv_bla_del_claim(9) 🦋 (yes that (9) is the kernel API manual section, we're in the deep end and honestly? iconic).

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🌸 NAME 🌸

batadv_bla_del_claim — delete a claim from the claim hash 💖

like, the whole vibe is: there's this claim chillin' in a hash, and we're yeeting it out. no cap.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void batadv_bla_del_claim (struct batadv_priv *bat_priv , const u8 *mac
, const unsigned short vid );

it returns void — nothing comes back, it just Does The Thing and dips 💅

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• bat_priv — the bat priv with all the mesh interface information 👑 this one's the whole main character, it's holding every bit of mesh interface lore
• mac — mac address of the claim to be removed 🍓 like, which claim are we deleting? this one. right here.
• vid — VLAN id for the claim to be removed 🌈 because claims are per-VLAN obviously, the deets matter

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file lives at ./net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c — that's the source of truth bestie, go read it, it's giving homework but the good kind 📚

and here's the full squad, every single one, no skips, no cuts 🫶:

• batadv_choose_claim(9)
• batadv_choose_backbone_gw(9)
• batadv_compare_backbone_gw(9)
• batadv_compare_claim(9)
• batadv_backbone_gw_release(9)
• batadv_backbone_gw_put(9)
• batadv_claim_release(9)
• batadv_claim_put(9)
• batadv_claim_hash_find(9)
• batadv_backbone_hash_find(9)
• batadv_bla_del_backbone_claims(9)
• batadv_bla_send_claim(9)
• batadv_bla_loopdetect_report(9)
• batadv_bla_get_backbone_gw(9)
• batadv_bla_update_own_backbone_gw(9)
• batadv_bla_answer_request(9)
• batadv_bla_send_request(9)
• batadv_bla_send_announce(9)
• batadv_bla_add_claim(9)
• batadv_bla_claim_get_backbone_gw(9)
• batadv_handle_announce(9)
• batadv_handle_request(9)
• batadv_handle_unclaim(9)
• batadv_handle_claim(9)
• batadv_check_claim_group(9)
• batadv_bla_process_claim(9)
• batadv_bla_purge_backbone_gw(9)
• batadv_bla_purge_claims(9)
• batadv_bla_update_orig_address(9)
• batadv_bla_send_loopdetect(9)
• batadv_bla_status_update(9)
• batadv_bla_periodic_work(9)
• batadv_bla_init(9)
• batadv_bla_check_duplist(9)
• batadv_bla_check_ucast_duplist(9)
• batadv_bla_check_bcast_duplist(9)
• batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw_orig(9)
• batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw(9)
• batadv_bla_free(9)
• batadv_bla_loopdetect_check(9)
• batadv_bla_rx(9)
• batadv_bla_tx(9)
• batadv_bla_claim_dump_entry(9)
• batadv_bla_claim_dump_bucket(9)
• batadv_bla_claim_dump(9)
• batadv_bla_backbone_dump_entry(9)
• batadv_bla_backbone_dump_bucket(9)
• batadv_bla_backbone_dump(9)
• batadv_bla_check_claim(9)

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ngl the bridge loop avoidance code is a whole friend group and this function is just one member of it doing its little part 💀 respect though.

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okay that's the page, ily, go delete some claims responsibly 💜

— sign-off time 🧚 this lil beauty came from ./net/batman-adv and the version/date on the tin is October 2026 ⭐ batadv_bla_del_claim(9) periodt 💅✨