ENUM BATADV_TP_ACK_REACTION(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

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

okay so picture this: you're deep in the kernel API manual, right, and you hit enum batadv_tp_ack_reaction. Bestie. This is literally the enum that tells you what the vibe should be when an ack packet shows up. A whole glow-up of possible reactions. No cap. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

enum batadv_tp_ack_reaction — the expected reaction to ack packet, aka the mood ring of ack handling. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

enum batadv_tp_ack_reaction {
    BATADV_TP_ACK_REACTION_OLD_ACK ,
    BATADV_TP_ACK_REACTION_IGNORE ,
    BATADV_TP_ACK_REACTION_RESEND_WAKEUP ,
    BATADV_TP_ACK_REACTION_WAKEUP

};

she's got four constants and she's serving ✨ range ✨

🎀 Constants 🎀

so here's the whole cast, main character energy each one:

  • BATADV_TP_ACK_REACTION_OLD_ACK — ignore old ack packet. that's it. ancient news, we don't engage. 💀
  • BATADV_TP_ACK_REACTION_IGNORE — ignore the duplicated ack but reset the timer. like, we're not entertaining the copy, but the timer still gets its little reset moment. ⭐
  • BATADV_TP_ACK_REACTION_RESEND_WAKEUP — resend data and wakeup "more_bytes". double duty icon. 🔥
  • BATADV_TP_ACK_REACTION_WAKEUP — wakeup "more_bytes". just the wakeup, lowkey elegant. 💜

🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

the whole friend group, fr fr — start with the kernel file ./net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c and then the lineup:

like I said. the whole friend group. iykyk 🧚

bestie reminder: this is the kernel API manual page for ./net/batman-adv — that's the source it lives in, and the page itself is dated October 2026. yes, the enum said "expected reaction to ack packet" and yes we took that personally. 💅

stay slay, read your enums, and remember: enum batadv_tp_ack_reaction(9) ate and left no crumbs. periodt. 🌈👑🍓

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