ovpn_peer_get_by_id_p2p(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 ovpn_peer_get_by_id_p2p — the kernel API manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so this is ovpn_peer_get_by_id_p2p(9), from the Kernel API Manual, and it's lowkey one of the most straightforward little functions ever — like it does exactly what the name says and nothing else. no cap. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ovpn_peer_get_by_id_p2p — grab a peer by its ID, but specifically inside a P2P instance. that's it, that's the whole vibe. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct ovpn_peer * ovpn_peer_get_by_id_p2p (struct ovpn_priv *ovpn , u32
peer_id );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • ovpn — the openvpn instance you wanna search through. like, the whole party. 🎉
  • peer_id — the ID of the peer you're trying to find. the specific guest at the party, iykyk. 🔍

⭐ RETURN ⭐

the peer, if it gets found — or NULL otherwise. so fr fr, check that return value, bestie, NULL is a real possibility. 😭

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the kernel file ./drivers/net/ovpn/peer.c, plus literally this whole squad of related calls:

ngl the P2P variant is the lookup twin of the general ovpn_peer_get_by_id(9) — same energy, different scope. go read the friends above when you're done here 💜

that's the whole page, bestie!! this little icon comes from the ./drivers/net/ovpn corner of the kernel, dated October 2026 — mwah, slay, periodt. 💅✨🎀

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