ovpn_is_keepalive(9)

💖 ovpn_is_keepalive(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for ovpn_is_keepalive — it’s giving tiny helper function, huge main-character energy 🌟

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ovpn_is_keepalive — check if skb contains a keepalive message 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool ovpn_is_keepalive (struct sk_buff *skb );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• skb — packet to check 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so real talk: this function assumes that the first byte of skb->data is defined. that’s the vibe check, no cap 💀

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🔥 RETURN 🔥

it hands you back true if skb contains a keepalive, or false otherwise ✨

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ovpn/io.c
• ovpn_xmit_special(9)

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signed off from ./drivers/net/ovpn · October 2026 · mwah 💋