batadv_info(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– batadv_info(9) πŸ’–

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for batadv_info β€” yes it's a section 9 page, yes that means kernel-internal, no you cannot just call it from your little userspace script, iykyk 🧚

✨ NAME ✨

batadv_info β€” stores the message in the debug buffer and also prints it to the kmsg buffer πŸŽ€

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

batadv_info (net_dev , fmt , arg... );

no cap, that's the whole signature. look at it. slay. πŸ’…

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • net_dev β€” the mesh interface net device πŸ‘‘ (yes, the mesh one, not just any random netdev, pay attention bestie)
  • fmt β€” the format string 🌸
  • arg... β€” the variable arguments πŸ¦‹ (as many as your fmt is hungry for, the ... is literally right there)

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

go look at these too, they're the rest of the squad fr fr 🫢


lowkey a reminder that this one is defined in ./net/batman-adv/log.h, so if you're lost, that's your girl πŸ’œ

and that's the page!! mwah πŸ’‹ β€” written under ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026, and you best believe the kernel devs ate with this one β­πŸ’–

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