batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

hey bestie 💖 welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(9) — it's giving kernel-internals main character energy, and we're gonna read it together ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get — literally finds the ifinfo from a neigh_node. that's the whole name, no cap 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo * batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get (struct
batadv_neigh_node *neigh , struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

okay so there are two arguments, and yes they both matter:

  • neigh — the neigh node you're querying, bestie 💖
  • if_outgoing — the interface for which the ifinfo should be acquired ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

the object comes back with its refcounter increased by 1. that's the key detail — refcounter +1, periodt 💅

not me reminding you again: refcounter increased by 1, bestie 🫶

🌈 RETURN 🌈

you get the requested neigh_ifinfo, or NULL if it's not found. iconic either way 😭💖

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./net/batman-adv/originator.c — and here's the whole see-also squad, no skips:

okay bye bestie 💖 this page is from the Kernel API Manual, source/version ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026 — slay and stay safe out there ✨💅

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