batadv_hard...et_or_create(9)

💅 NAME 💅

batadv_hardif_neigh_get_or_create — the function that goes "hiii do u already exist bestie?? no?? okay i'll make u then 💖" and hands you back a hardif neighbour node ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node * batadv_hardif_neigh_get_or_create
(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface , const u8 *neigh_addr , struct
batadv_orig_node *orig_node );

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• hard_iface — the interface this neighbour is connected to 🫶 like, whose house is this neighbour even at
• neigh_addr — the interface address of the neighbour you're trying to retrieve 👀 the little name tag fr
• orig_node — the originator object that represents the neighbour 👑 the main character record for this whole situation

⭐ RETURN ⭐

You get back the hardif neighbour node — either the one that was already chilling there (found) or a fresh one (created) 💖 Or NULL otherwise, which is giving "it's not happening today" energy 😭

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

Kernel file ./net/batman-adv/originator.c — and literally the entire friend group, no cap:

• batadv_orig_hash_find(9)
• batadv_compare_orig(9)
• batadv_orig_node_vlan_get(9)
• batadv_vlan_id_valid(9)
• batadv_orig_node_vlan_new(9)
• batadv_orig_node_vlan_release(9)
• batadv_originator_init(9)
• batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(9)
• batadv_hardif_neigh_release(9)
• batadv_neigh_node_release(9)
• batadv_orig_router_get(9)
• batadv_orig_to_router(9)
• batadv_orig_ifinfo_get(9)
• batadv_orig_ifinfo_new(9)
• batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(9)
• batadv_neigh_ifinfo_new(9)
• batadv_neigh_node_get(9)
• batadv_hardif_neigh_create(9)
• batadv_hardif_neigh_get(9)
• batadv_neigh_node_create(9)
• batadv_neigh_node_get_or_create(9)
• batadv_hardif_neigh_dump(9)
• batadv_orig_ifinfo_release(9)
• batadv_orig_node_free_rcu(9)
• batadv_orig_node_release(9)
• batadv_originator_free(9)
• batadv_orig_node_new(9)
• batadv_purge_neigh_ifinfo(9)
• batadv_purge_orig_ifinfo(9)
• batadv_purge_orig_neighbors(9)
• batadv_find_best_neighbor(9)
• batadv_purge_orig_node(9)
• batadv_purge_orig_ref(9)
• batadv_purge_orig(9)
• batadv_orig_dump(9)

💀 ok that's the whole page bestie, go read the source, i believe in u 🫶

kisses, this was the Kernel API Manual entry for you, live from ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026 🧚‍♀️✨🎀