ENUM BATADV_PACKETTYPE(9)

💅 enum batadv_packettype(9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally about enum batadv_packettype — the lil enum that says "hey, what KIND of packet is this?" for everything batman-adv wraps up and yeets across the mesh. iykyk 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

enum batadv_packettype — the types for batman-adv encapsulated packets. that's it, that's the whole vibe. packet type taxonomy, no cap 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

here's the whole enum, exactly as it lives, no edits from me 🫶

enum batadv_packettype {
    BATADV_IV_OGM ,
    BATADV_BCAST ,
    BATADV_CODED ,
    BATADV_ELP ,
    BATADV_OGM2 ,
    BATADV_MCAST ,
    BATADV_UNICAST ,
    BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG ,
    BATADV_UNICAST_4ADDR ,
    BATADV_ICMP ,
    BATADV_UNICAST_TVLV

};

🎀 Constants 🎀

bestie these are the members, and honestly each one is a main character in its own right:

• BATADV_IV_OGM — originator messages for B.A.T.M.A.N. IV 👑
• BATADV_BCAST — broadcast packets carrying broadcast payload
• BATADV_CODED — network coded packets (fancy ✨)
• BATADV_ELP — echo location packets for B.A.T.M.A.N. V
• BATADV_OGM2 — originator messages for B.A.T.M.A.N. V. yes there's a sequel, and yes it slayed
• BATADV_MCAST — multicast packet with multiple destination addresses
• BATADV_UNICAST — unicast packets carrying unicast payload traffic
• BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG — unicast packets carrying a fragment of the original payload packet. it's giving "the rest is in another castle" 🏰
• BATADV_UNICAST_4ADDR — unicast packet including the originator address of the sender
• BATADV_ICMP — unicast packet like IP ICMP used for ping or traceroute
• BATADV_UNICAST_TVLV — unicast packet carrying TVLV containers

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lowkey important: those are the descriptions straight from the source, i'm not out here making up packet behaviour. respect the enum 💀

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

the whole friend group, fr fr. first up the kernel file itself:

• Kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h

and then the iconique supporting cast:

• batadv_tp_is_error(9)
• enum batadv_subtype(9)
• enum batadv_iv_flags(9)
• enum batadv_icmp_packettype(9)
• enum batadv_mcast_flags(9)
• enum batadv_tt_data_flags(9)
• enum batadv_vlan_flags(9)
• enum batadv_bla_claimframe(9)
• enum batadv_tvlv_type(9)
• struct batadv_bla_claim_dst(9)
• struct batadv_ogm_packet(9)
• struct batadv_ogm2_packet(9)
• struct batadv_elp_packet(9)
• struct batadv_icmp_header(9)
• struct batadv_icmp_packet(9)
• struct batadv_icmp_tp_packet(9)
• enum batadv_icmp_tp_subtype(9)
• struct batadv_icmp_packet_rr(9)
• struct batadv_unicast_packet(9)
• struct batadv_unicast_4addr_packet(9)
• struct batadv_frag_packet(9)
• struct batadv_bcast_packet(9)
• struct batadv_mcast_packet(9)
• struct batadv_coded_packet(9)
• struct batadv_unicast_tvlv_packet(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_hdr(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_gateway_data(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_tt_vlan_data(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_tt_data(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_tt_change(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_roam_adv(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_mcast_data(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_mcast_tracker(9)

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that's the whole page bestie, go read the source and stay hydrated 🌈💅

🌷 baiiii 🌷 — this came out of ./include/uapi/linux, dated October 2026, and it's the enum batadv_packettype(9) page. mwah 🎀⭐