batadv_bla_purge_claims(9)
okay bestie, welcome to batadv_bla_purge_claims(9) from the Kernel API Manual π
β¨ β this page is all about claim cleanup, and she is lowkey doing the mesh housekeeping.
π NAME π
batadv_bla_purge_claims β Remove claims after a timeout or immediately π§Ή
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void batadv_bla_purge_claims (struct batadv_priv *bat_priv , struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_if , int now );
π ARGUMENTS π
bat_privβ the bat priv with all the mesh interface information π«Άprimary_ifβ the selected primary interface; may beNULLifnowis set πnowβ whether the whole hash shall be wiped now π₯
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
So here's the vibe: check when we heard last time from our own claims, and remove them in case of a time out β or clean all claims if now is set. That's the whole assignment, no cap. πββοΈ
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c is the source hangout spot πΈ. And here's the whole friend group:
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_bla_del_claim(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_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)
xoxo, this one comes from ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026, and the page is batadv_bla_purge_claims(9) πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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