devlink_traps_register(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the devlink_traps_register(9) page and it's literally about registering packet traps with devlink. that's the whole vibe. no cap, that's what it does. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int devlink_traps_register (struct devlink *devlink , const struct
       devlink_trap *traps , size_t traps_count , void *priv );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• devlink — the devlink. that's it. that's the argument. it's giving main character energy and we respect it. 👑
• traps — the packet traps. yes bestie, actual traps, plural, iconic. 🪤
• traps_count — the count of provided packet traps. so like, how many traps you're bringing to the function party. 🔢
• priv — driver private information. it's private, it's mysterious, it's giving VIP access only. 🙈

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💅 CONTEXT 💅

the way this function takes and releases devlink->lock which is a <mutex> — so it's locking and unlocking, no cap. don't mess with that lock, bestie, it's literally doing important stuff. 🔒

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

if it returns a non-zero value, that means it failed. zero means slay, non-zero means something went wrong. periodt. 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay bestie, if you wanna go deeper, here's the whole squad of related stuff you should check out:

• Kernel file ./net/devlink/trap.c
• struct devlink_trap_policer_item(9)
• struct devlink_trap_group_item(9)
• struct devlink_trap_item(9)
• devl_traps_register(9)
• devl_traps_unregister(9)
• devlink_traps_unregister(9)
• devlink_trap_report(9)
• devlink_trap_ctx_priv(9)
• devl_trap_groups_register(9)
• devlink_trap_groups_register(9)
• devl_trap_groups_unregister(9)
• devlink_trap_groups_unregister(9)
• devl_trap_policers_register(9)
• devl_trap_policers_unregister(9)

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this page is from ./net/devlink and it's dated October 2026. iykyk. 🫶✨