batadv_send_skb_via_tt(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the Kernel API Manual entry for batadv_send_skb_via_tt(9) — literally the page about sending an skb via TT lookup. 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the function signature is giving:

int batadv_send_skb_via_tt (struct batadv_priv *bat_priv , struct
       sk_buff *skb , u8 *dst_hint , unsigned short vid );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• bat_priv — the bat priv with all the mesh interface information. bestie, it's the whole mesh vibe container. 🌈
• skb — the payload to send. that's the little packet bestie. 📦
• dst_hint — can be used to override the destination contained in the skb. lowkey a little override button. 👀
• vid — the vid to be used to search the translation table. the lookup key, basically. 🔑

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so here's the lore: look up the recipient node for the destination address in the ethernet header via the translation table. then wrap the given skb into a batman-adv unicast header. then send this frame to the according destination node. that's it, that's the whole slay. ✨

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

NET_XMIT_DROP in case of error or NET_XMIT_SUCCESS otherwise. periodt. 💅

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./net/batman-adv/send.h
• batadv_send_skb_via_tt_4addr(9)

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source/version is ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026 — mwah, bestie 💋