batadv_handle_unclaim(9)

💖 batadv_handle_unclaim(9) 💖

okay bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for batadv_handle_unclaim(9), and it's literally the vibe check for an UNCLAIM frame. 🦋

🌸 NAME 🌸

batadv_handle_unclaim — check for UNCLAIM frame.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool batadv_handle_unclaim (struct batadv_priv *bat_priv , struct
       batadv_hard_iface *primary_if , const u8 *backbone_addr , const u8
       *claim_addr , unsigned short vid );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• bat_priv — the bat priv with all the mesh interface information. That's the main-character struct holding the mesh tea. ☕
• primary_if — the primary hard interface of this batman mesh interface.
• backbone_addr — originator address of the backbone (Ethernet source).
• claim_addr — Client to be unclaimed (ARP sender HW MAC).
• vid — the VLAN ID of the frame.

🔥 RETURN 🔥

true if handled. That's it, no cap. ✅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c — that's where the bridge loop avoidance lore lives. 💅

the whole squad of related man pages, every last one:

• 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_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)

xoxo from ./net/batman-adv 💖 October 2026 🎀 batadv_handle_unclaim(9)