batadv_throw_uevent(9)

💅 batadv_throw_uevent(9) — like, the whole vibe

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for batadv_throw_uevent(9) — yes that parenthetical 9 means kernel-space function, we love a section number, no cap 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

batadv_throw_uevent — send a uevent with batman-adv specific env data 💌

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int batadv_throw_uevent (struct batadv_priv *bat_priv , enum
batadv_uev_type type , enum batadv_uev_action action , const char *data
);

literally that's the whole signature, keep it exactly like that 🎀

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• bat_priv — the bat priv holding all the mesh interface information. main character struct energy fr fr 👑
• type — the subsystem type of event. it gets stored in the uevent's BATTYPE. iykyk 💅
• action — the action type of event. stored in the uevent's BATACTION. iconic ✨
• data — a string with extra info for the event, stored in the uevent's BATDATA. but heads up: it's ignored for BATADV_UEV_DEL, so don't come for me when it does nothing there 🙈

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🧚 RETURN 🧚

0 on success, or a negative error number if it fails. that's it, that's the tea 💀

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

kernel file ./net/batman-adv/main.c plus the whole friend group:

• batadv_init(9)
• batadv_exit(9)
• batadv_mesh_init(9)
• batadv_mesh_free(9)
• batadv_is_my_mac(9)
• batadv_max_header_len(9)
• batadv_skb_set_priority(9)
• batadv_recv_unhandled_packet(9)
• batadv_batman_skb_recv(9)
• batadv_recv_handler_init(9)
• batadv_recv_handler_register(9)
• batadv_recv_handler_unregister(9)
• batadv_get_vid(9)
• batadv_vlan_ap_isola_get(9)

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go read them all bestie, they're lowkey all connected, it's giving syllabus 😭📚

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and that's a wrap! this page lives in ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026, and it's batadv_throw_uevent(9) — slay, bye! 💖🌈⭐