batadv_mcast..._est_padding(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 batadv_mcast_forw_push_est_padding(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ — this is literally the page for batadv_mcast_forw_push_est_padding, and yes the name is a mouthful, we're gonna get through it together 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

batadv_mcast_forw_push_est_padding — push padding bytes if necessary 🎀

like, if the vibes need filling out, this function does the filling. periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool batadv_mcast_forw_push_est_padding (struct sk_buff *skb , int count
, unsigned short *tvlv_len );

it returns a bool, it takes three whole arguments, it's giving main character energy ngl 😭

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • skb — the skb you might be pushing that padding onto 💖 like, she's the canvas, she's the moment
  • count — the (estimated) number of originators the multicast packet needs to be sent to 🔥 note the word estimated — it's an estimate, don't come for her
  • tvlv_len — stores the amount of currently pushed TVLV bytes 👑 she's keeping track, she's holding the receipts

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

so here's the tea ☕: if the number of destination entries is even, then this adds two padding bytes to the end of the tracker TVLV. that's it. that's the whole job. slay 💅

even numbers get two lil padding bytes, iconic behaviour fr fr.

⭐ RETURN ⭐

returns true on success or if no padding is needed at all, and false otherwise 🌸

so like, true is the happy path in two different outfits, and false is the sad one 😭

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

kernel file: ./net/batman-adv/multicast_forw.c ✨

and okay bestie, buckle up, because the friend group is HUGE 🫶:

like, that's the whole gc right there 💀 every single one of them, no cap.

anyway bestie, that's the page!! sourced from ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026 🗓️💖 mwah, go forth and pad responsibly ✨🧚‍♀️

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