br_multicas...ier_anywhere(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ NAME ✨

br_multicast_has_querier_anywhere β€” checks for a querier on a bridge πŸŽ€

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for br_multicast_has_querier_anywhere(9) β€” she's giving very specific bridge-energy and honestly? iconic. πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool br_multicast_has_querier_anywhere (struct net_device *dev , int proto );

πŸ’– ARGUMENTS πŸ’–

  • dev β€” the bridge port that provides the bridge on which to check for a querier 🫢
  • proto β€” the protocol family to check for: IGMP -> ETH_P_IP, MLD -> ETH_P_IPV6 ✨

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

So here's the vibe check: this function checks whether the given interface has a bridge on top, and if it does, it returns true when a valid querier exists anywhere on the bridged link layer. 🌈

Otherwise, bestie, it returns false. no cap. 😭


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘


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