ovpn_nl_peer_modify(9)

💖 NAME 💖

Okay bestie, this is ovpn_nl_peer_modify(9) from the Kernel API Manual — and it's literally the function that modifies the peer attributes according to the incoming msg. No cap, that's the whole vibe. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ovpn_nl_peer_modify (struct ovpn_peer *peer , struct genl_info *info , struct nlattr **attrs );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• peer — the peer to modify. This is the one getting the little glow-up. 💅
• info — generic netlink info from the user request. Think of it as the group-chat message that kicked this off. 🫶
• attrs — the attributes from the user request. All the lil attached details, bestie. 🎀

💅 RETURN 💅

• A negative error code in case of failure. Not slay. 😭
• 0 on success. Clean, iconic, done. ✨
• 1 on success and the VPN IPs have been modified — and yes, this requires rehashing in MP mode. Important detail, don't forget it. 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ovpn/netlink.c plus the whole friend group:

• ovpn_get_dev_from_attrs(9)
• ovpn_nl_key_new_doit(9)
• ovpn_nl_peer_del_notify(9)
• ovpn_nl_peer_float_notify(9)
• ovpn_nl_key_swap_notify(9)
• ovpn_nl_register(9)
• ovpn_nl_unregister(9)

Source/version: ./drivers/net/ovpn · date: October 2026 · page: ovpn_nl_peer_modify(9) — that's the sign-off, bestie, muah 💋🦋🌸