batadv_purge_orig_node(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for batadv_purge_orig_node(9) — yes, that's the manual name, and no you don't have to memorize it, just know she's the cleanup queen of originator info 💅✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

batadv_purge_orig_node — purges obsolete information from an orig_node.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool batadv_purge_orig_node (struct batadv_priv *bat_priv , struct
batadv_orig_node *orig_node );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• bat_priv — the bat priv with all the mesh interface information.
• orig_node — orig node which is to be checked.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the vibe: this function checks if the orig_node or substructures of it have become obsolete, and purges this information if that's the case. she's literally doing a little vibe check and clearing out the stale stuff 🧹✨

💖 RETURN 💖

returns true if the orig_node is to be removed, and false otherwise. periodt 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file: ./net/batman-adv/originator.c
• batadv_orig_hash_find(9)
• batadv_compare_orig(9)
• batadv_orig_node_vlan_get(9)
• batadv_vlan_id_valid(9)
• batadv_orig_node_vlan_new(9)
• batadv_orig_node_vlan_release(9)
• batadv_originator_init(9)
• batadv_neigh_ifinfo_release(9)
• batadv_hardif_neigh_release(9)
• batadv_neigh_node_release(9)
• batadv_orig_router_get(9)
• batadv_orig_to_router(9)
• batadv_orig_ifinfo_get(9)
• batadv_orig_ifinfo_new(9)
• batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(9)
• batadv_neigh_ifinfo_new(9)
• batadv_neigh_node_get(9)
• batadv_hardif_neigh_create(9)
• batadv_hardif_neigh_get_or_create(9)
• batadv_hardif_neigh_get(9)
• batadv_neigh_node_create(9)
• batadv_neigh_node_get_or_create(9)
• batadv_hardif_neigh_dump(9)
• batadv_orig_ifinfo_release(9)
• batadv_orig_node_free_rcu(9)
• batadv_orig_node_release(9)
• batadv_originator_free(9)
• batadv_orig_node_new(9)
• batadv_purge_neigh_ifinfo(9)
• batadv_purge_orig_ifinfo(9)
• batadv_purge_orig_neighbors(9)
• batadv_find_best_neighbor(9)
• batadv_purge_orig_ref(9)
• batadv_purge_orig(9)
• batadv_orig_dump(9)

mwah 💋 — signed off from ./net/batman-adv, October 2026, on the page batadv_purge_orig_node(9) 🫶🎀