batadv_init(9)

✨ batadv_init(9) — like, the Kernel API Manual one, bestie ✨

okay so real talk, this page lives in the Kernel API Manual and it's literally the birth certificate for batadv_init. Let's get into it 💅

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🎀 NAME 🎀

batadv_init — the batman-adv module init function. yes, that one. the "hi bestie, we're loading now" of the whole module 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int batadv_init (void );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. no args, no drama 😌

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• void — no arguments. nothing. nada. she takes zero input, she's booked and busy 💀

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🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

okay so when this bad boy gets called, here's what actually goes down 👑

• it initialises the global state used by all mesh interfaces — like, every single one of them, she's setting up the shared foundation 🌈
• it registers the netdevice notifier ⭐
• it registers the netlink/rtnl family 🔥

that's the entire to-do list, and she ate. no cap. 🫶

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💜 RETURN 💜

• 0 — success, slay, we're so back ✅
• negative error number — in case of failure 😭 so like, if the number's negative, something went wrong and you should probably pay attention

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file lives at ./net/batman-adv/main.c — go read her, she's iconic 📖

and then the whole friend group 👯‍♀️:

• batadv_exit(9)
• batadv_mesh_init(9)
• batadv_mesh_free(9)
• batadv_is_my_mac(9)
• batadv_max_header_len(9)
• batadv_skb_set_priority(9)
• batadv_recv_unhandled_packet(9)
• batadv_batman_skb_recv(9)
• batadv_recv_handler_init(9)
• batadv_recv_handler_register(9)
• batadv_recv_handler_unregister(9)
• batadv_get_vid(9)
• batadv_vlan_ap_isola_get(9)
• batadv_throw_uevent(9)

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bestie if you're reading all of these in one sitting, drink some water. i'm serious. 💧

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mwah, that's the page 💋 this one ships from ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026, and it's literally titled batadv_init(9) — catch you in the next manpage, ily, bye 🎀✨