ipa_table_mem_valid(9)
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ipa_table_mem_valid β a kernel API manual moment (yes, ipa_table_mem_valid(9), we're in the Kernel API Manual, hi bestie π)
okay so picture this: you're deep in the kernel, you've got an IPA pointer, and you just need to know if the table memory regions actually make sense size-wise. that's the whole gig. she validates sizes of table memory regions, and honestly? iconic. β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
ipa_table_mem_valid β literally just validating the sizes of table memory regions. that's it, that's the function, no cap π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
bool ipa_table_mem_valid(struct ipa *ipa, bool filter);
returns a bool, takes two args, very demure, very mindful π«Ά
β¨ ARGUMENTS β¨
ipaβ your IPA pointer. the main character of this whole operation πfilterβ aboolthat decides which tables we're checking: the filter tables or the routing tables. pick a lane bestie π
fr fr, that's the entire argument list. two little guys. don't overthink it π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the whole squad, all in the kernel file ./drivers/net/ipa/ipa_table.h:
ipa_filtered_valid(9)ipa_table_hash_support(9)ipa_table_reset(9)ipa_table_hash_flush(9)ipa_table_setup(9)ipa_table_config(9)ipa_table_init(9)ipa_table_exit(9)
go read them, iykyk πβ¨
and that's the page!! source is ./drivers/net/ipa, dated October 2026, and it lives in the Kernel API Manual β mwah, sending you a kiss, go validate those table memory region sizes bestie πππ¦π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms