lowpan_nhc_do_compression(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for lowpan_nhc_do_compression — yes, that whole function-name moment, and we're reading it together like a very focused group chat ✨

✨ NAME ✨

lowpan_nhc_do_compression — calling compress callback for nhc. That's literally the whole name vibe: it's the one calling the compress callback for nhc 💅

📜 SYNOPSIS 📜

int lowpan_nhc_do_compression (struct sk_buff *skb , const struct ipv6hdr *hdr , u8 **hc_ptr );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • skb — the skb of the 6LoWPAN header that's here to read nhc and replace header. iconic little packet behavior 💖
  • hdr — the ipv6hdr to set the nexthdr value. yes bestie, that exact job 🌸
  • hc_ptr — pointer for the 6LoWPAN header which should increment at the end of replaced header. it's giving "pointer with a little end-of-replaced-header moment" 🦋

💖 SEE ALSO 💖

mwah 💋 source/version moment: this page comes from ./net/6lowpan, dated October 2026, and it's the lowpan_nhc_do_compression(9) page. bye bestie, go be iconic 🫶🌈

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