ipa_table_mem_valid(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… 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 πŸŽ€)

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. ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

ipa_table_mem_valid β€” literally just validating the sizes of table memory regions. that's it, that's the function, no cap πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

bool ipa_table_mem_valid(struct ipa *ipa, bool filter);

returns a bool, takes two args, very demure, very mindful 🫢


✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • ipa β€” your IPA pointer. the main character of this whole operation πŸ‘‘
  • filter β€” a bool that decides which tables we're checking: the filter tables or the routing tables. pick a lane bestie 🌈
fr fr, that's the entire argument list. two little guys. don't overthink it πŸ’€

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

the whole squad, all in the kernel file ./drivers/net/ipa/ipa_table.h:

go read them, iykyk πŸ“šβœ¨


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 πŸ’–πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹πŸŒŸ

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