batadv_tp_init_recv(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 batadv_tp_init_recv(9) — the Kernel API Manual moment

okay so bestie, welcome to the batadv_tp_init_recv(9) page, straight out of the kernel API manual and honestly it's giving "small function, big responsibilities" 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

batadv_tp_init_recv — return matching or create new receiver tp_vars

like, it either finds you the receiver vars that already match, or it makes you a fresh new one. matchmaker energy fr fr 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct batadv_tp_receiver * batadv_tp_init_recv (struct batadv_priv
*bat_priv , const struct batadv_icmp_tp_packet *icmp );

look at that signature bestie, it's literally returning a struct batadv_tp_receiver * and taking two args. iconic. 🦋

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

  • bat_priv — the bat priv with all the mesh interface information. it's basically the main character holding the whole mesh together 💅
  • icmp — the received icmp tp msg. yes, the one that just showed up. 🙈

⭐ RETURN ⭐

the corresponding tp_vars — or NULL on errors 😭 so like, always check before you go dereferencing it, no cap.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

so many friends, so much lore, let's get into it — the kernel file lives at ./net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c and these are all its besties:

like I said. everyone showed up to the party. 👑

ngl bestie, NULL on errors is real — handle it or it's giving segfault 💀

okay that's the whole page and yes it ate 💅 the source is ./net/batman-adv, dated October 2026, and this whole thing is batadv_tp_init_recv(9) lore — go forth and init those receivers, you've got this 🧚💜

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