batadv_tvlv..._packet_buff(9)

💅 batadv_tvlv..._packet_buff(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this is the page for batadv_tvlv..._packet_buff(9) and honestly it's giving "small function, big responsibilities" energy. Let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

batadv_tvlv_realloc_packet_buff — reallocate packet buffer to accommodate requested packet size

like, it resizes the buffer so the packet you want to shove in there actually fits. lowkey iconic of it 💖

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool batadv_tvlv_realloc_packet_buff (struct batadv_ogm_buf *ogm_buff ,
size_t additional_packet_len );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• ogm_buff — ogm packet buffer. that's the buffer we're out here reallocating, no cap 🎀
• additional_packet_len — requested additional packet size on top of minimum size. so it's not the total size bestie, it's extra size stacked on top of the minimum, iykyk ✨

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💀 RETURN 💀

returns true if the packet buffer could be changed to the requested size, and false otherwise. so like… vibe check on whether the realloc popped off or not 😭

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./net/batman-adv/tvlv.c — and the whole friend group:

• batadv_tvlv_handler_release(9)
• batadv_tvlv_handler_put(9)
• batadv_tvlv_handler_get(9)
• batadv_tvlv_container_release(9)
• batadv_tvlv_container_put(9)
• batadv_tvlv_container_get(9)
• batadv_tvlv_container_list_size(9)
• batadv_tvlv_container_remove(9)
• batadv_tvlv_container_unregister(9)
• batadv_tvlv_container_register(9)
• batadv_tvlv_container_ogm_append(9)
• batadv_tvlv_call_handler(9)
• batadv_tvlv_hdr_next(9)
• batadv_tvlv_containers_contain(9)
• batadv_tvlv_containers_process(9)
• batadv_tvlv_ogm_receive(9)
• batadv_tvlv_handler_register(9)
• batadv_tvlv_handler_unregister(9)
• batadv_tvlv_unicast_send(9)

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main character energy only in ./net/batman-adv — that's the source, bestie. and this page is stamped October 2026 🌈

that's the whole page, periodt 💜 go forth and realloc responsibly, mwah 🎀✨