dst_cache_set_ip6(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to dst_cache_set_ip6(9) — yes, that's the page title — and it's living in the Kernel API Manual 💅✨

dst_cache_set_ip6 — store the ipv6 dst into the cache 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void dst_cache_set_ip6 (struct dst_cache *dst_cache , struct dst_entry *dst , const struct in6_addr *saddr );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dst_cache — the cache. that's the little holding spot, the main character container 💖
• dst — the entry to be cached. this is the thing you're tucking into the cache ✨
• saddr — the source address to be stored inside the cache 🦋

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so real talk, bestie: local BH must be disabled. not optional, not a cute little suggestion — local BH must be disabled before this whole thing goes down 💀💅

⚠️ heads up: local BH must be disabled. periodt.

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the whole squad lives in the kernel file ./include/net/dst_cache.h — go say hi 👑🌸

• dst_cache_get(9)
• dst_cache_get_ip4(9)
• dst_cache_set_ip4(9)
• dst_cache_get_ip6(9)
• dst_cache_reset(9)
• dst_cache_reset_now(9)
• dst_cache_init(9)
• dst_cache_destroy(9)

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mwah 💋 — from the Kernel API Manual, page dst_cache_set_ip6(9), source path ./include/net, dated October 2026 🫶✨