ovpn_nexthop_from_skb6(9)

💅 ovpn_nexthop_from_skb6(9) — Kernel API Manual 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the ovpn_nexthop_from_skb6(9) page from the Kernel API Manual. This is the little kernel helper that retrieves the IPv6 nexthop for an outgoing skb. No cap, it's giving “where is this packet headed next?” energy 💖

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✨ NAME ✨

ovpn_nexthop_from_skb6 — retrieve IPv6 nexthop for outgoing skb 🌸

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

struct in6_addr ovpn_nexthop_from_skb6 (struct sk_buff *skb );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• skb — the outgoing packet. That's the packet bestie is sending out, and this is the skb we're checking for its IPv6 nexthop 👑

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

The IPv6 of the nexthop. Literally the struct in6_addr for where this packet is headed next ✨

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c, plus these iconic kernel API besties:

• ovpn_peer_keepalive_set(9)
• ovpn_peer_keepalive_send(9)
• ovpn_peer_new(9)
• ovpn_peer_reset_sockaddr(9)
• ovpn_peer_endpoints_update(9)
• ovpn_peer_release_rcu(9)
• ovpn_peer_release(9)
• ovpn_peer_release_kref(9)
• ovpn_peer_skb_to_sockaddr(9)
• ovpn_nexthop_from_skb4(9)
• ovpn_peer_get_by_vpn_addr4(9)
• ovpn_peer_get_by_vpn_addr6(9)
• ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict4(9)
• ovpn_peer_vpn_addr_conflict6(9)
• ovpn_peer_transp_match(9)
• ovpn_peer_get_by_transp_addr_p2p(9)
• ovpn_peer_get_by_transp_addr(9)
• ovpn_peer_get_by_id_p2p(9)
• ovpn_peer_get_by_id(9)
• ovpn_peer_get_by_dst(9)
• ovpn_nexthop_from_rt4(9)
• ovpn_nexthop_from_rt6(9)
• ovpn_peer_check_by_src(9)
• ovpn_peer_add_mp(9)
• ovpn_peer_add_p2p(9)
• ovpn_peer_add(9)
• ovpn_peer_del_mp(9)
• ovpn_peer_del_p2p(9)
• ovpn_peer_del(9)
• ovpn_peer_release_p2p(9)
• ovpn_peers_free(9)
• ovpn_peer_keepalive_work(9)

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source/version: ./drivers/net/ovpn · date: October 2026 · page: ovpn_nexthop_from_skb6(9) 🫶💖