batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(9) — the Kernel API Manual glow-up ✨

okay bestie, so this is a page straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(9) 🎀 she's a little cleanup queen and honestly? iconic.

🌸 NAME 🌸

batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release — releases a neigh_ifinfo from the lists, then queues it up to be freed after the RCU grace period 🦋

like, she doesn't just delete it, she's polite about it, she waits her turn. main character energy only 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release (struct kref *ref );

that's it. that's the whole signature. short, sweet, slays 💖

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • ref — the kref pointer of the neigh_ifinfo 👑 yeah, that's the thing she's about to send off into the RCU afterlife. give her the ref, she handles the rest.

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

so like… the whole originator.c friend group 🫶 the kernel file is ./net/batman-adv/originator.c, and here's everyone in the group chat:

no cap, that's the whole list. every single one. ily for reading them all 🍓

ngl the RCU grace period part is the real plot twist — she's not gone yet, she's just waiting for the right moment 💀 patience is a vibe fr fr.

and that's the page!! 🧚 source path ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026, and the page itself? batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(9) ofc 💫 mwah, go forth and release your neigh_ifinfo responsibly 🌈⭐

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