batadv_bla_i...bone_gw_orig(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 batadv_bla_i...bone_gw_orig — Kernel API Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw_orig. Yes the name is a whole mouthful, no we are not changing it, it's iconic in a chaotic way 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw_orig — literally just checks if the originator is a gateway for the VLAN identified by vid. That's it. That's the whole vibe check 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

bool batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw_orig (struct batadv_priv *bat_priv , u8
*orig , unsigned short vid );

look at her. returns a bool, takes three lil arguments, knows exactly what she wants ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • bat_priv — the bat priv with all the mesh interface information 👑 like, the whole mesh interface's entire personality lives in here
  • orig — originator mac address 🏷️ this is the MAC we're asking about
  • vid — VLAN identifier 🌈 which VLAN we're checking, bestie

💖 RETURN 💖

returns true if orig is a backbone for this vid, and false otherwise. simple. clean. no notes 🔥

ngl this is the easiest part of the whole page, so enjoy it while it lasts 😭

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

okay this is the part where the manpage lists literally everyone she knows. like a whole group chat of related functions, and we are NOT leaving anyone out 🫶

and also, she lives in the kernel file ./net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c — that's her address, don't come for her 🏠💜

alright bestie, that's the whole page 💖 go read the source, it's giving main character energy and honestly it ate 🌟

sign-off time 🎀 this page came from source ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026 — iykyk, catch you in the kernel 🌈✨

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