batadv_meshif_newlink(9)

💅 batadv_meshif_newlink(9) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for batadv_meshif_newlink — yes that's a mouthful, yes it's iconic, and yes we're gonna get through it together 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

batadv_meshif_newlink — pre-initialize and register new batadv link 🌸

like, it does the pre-init thing AND the registering thing. both. she's versatile. 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int batadv_meshif_newlink (struct net_device *dev , struct
       rtnl_newlink_params *params , struct netlink_ext_ack *extack );

three args, one int coming back at you. no cap. ✨

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — the network device to register 🖥️ — this is the main character of the operation, the thing actually getting registered.
• params — the rtnl newlink parameters 📦 — all the newlink config vibes live in here.
• extack — the extended ACK report struct 📢 — that's where your extended ACK reporting happens, iykyk.

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

0 if it all goes off without a hitch 💖 — or an error otherwise 😭 (yes, "error otherwise", that's the whole deal, she's not elaborating).

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

okay this list is long and honestly kind of iconic, so buckle up bestie, we're listing every single one 👑

Kernel file ./net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c — that's the home base 🏠

• batadv_skb_head_push(9)
• batadv_sum_counter(9)
• batadv_interface_stats(9)
• batadv_interface_set_mac_addr(9)
• batadv_interface_change_mtu(9)
• batadv_interface_set_rx_mode(9)
• batadv_interface_tx(9)
• batadv_interface_rx(9)
• batadv_meshif_vlan_release(9)
• batadv_meshif_vlan_get(9)
• batadv_meshif_create_vlan(9)
• batadv_meshif_destroy_vlan(9)
• batadv_interface_add_vid(9)
• batadv_interface_kill_vid(9)
• batadv_set_lockdep_class_one(9)
• batadv_set_lockdep_class(9)
• batadv_meshif_init_late(9)
• batadv_meshif_slave_add(9)
• batadv_meshif_slave_del(9)
• batadv_get_drvinfo(9)
• batadv_get_strings(9)
• batadv_get_ethtool_stats(9)
• batadv_get_sset_count(9)
• batadv_meshif_free(9)
• batadv_meshif_init_early(9)
• batadv_meshif_validate(9)
• batadv_meshif_destroy_netlink(9)
• batadv_meshif_is_valid(9)

ate. every. single. one. 🔥 no skipping, no shortcuts, that's the rule 💀

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ngl bestie, the whole thing is basically: hand it a dev, hand it params, hand it extack, get your 0 back, go live your life. slay. 🧚

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mwah 💜 huge kiss to the source tree at ./net/batman-adv — dated October 2026 — and to this page's own name, batadv_meshif_newlink(9). periodt. 💖✨🎀