nft_pipapo_deactivate(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… nft_pipapo_deactivate(9) πŸ’…

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's a lil function from the netfilter pipapo squad, and honestly? she's giving very "find my ex in the group chat and mute them" energy 🫢


🌸 NAME 🌸

nft_pipapo_deactivate β€” bestie, this is the one that searches for an element and makes it inactive πŸ”πŸ’€ no cap, that's literally her whole job.


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

struct nft_elem_priv * nft_pipapo_deactivate (const struct net *net ,
const struct nft_set *set , const struct nft_set_elem *elem );

look at her signature, so clean, so iconic πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • net β€” the network namespace 🌐 like, which net world are we living in rn
  • set β€” the nftables API set representation πŸ“¦ your little collection, your roster
  • elem β€” the nftables API element representation containing key data πŸ”‘ the actual thing we're hunting for, key data and all

⭐ RETURN ⭐

she returns the deactivated element</> if she found it, and NULL otherwise 😭 so like... check your return value bestie, don't just assume she ate. fr fr.


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay so this list is long but we're not skipping a single one, periodt πŸ’… go read up:

like I said. whole friend group. invite them all to the function party πŸŽ‰


and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one lives in ./net/netfilter and she was dated October 2026 πŸ—“οΈπŸ’– mwah, go deactivate something (responsibly) πŸ’…βœ¨


πŸ“¦ where this page comes from