ovpn_peer_id_from_skb(9)

💖 ovpn_peer_id_from_skb(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual corner of the group chat. this page is all about ovpn_peer_id_from_skb, and it's giving “tiny helper, very specific job” energy. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

ovpn_peer_id_from_skb — extract peer ID from skb at specified offset

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

u32 ovpn_peer_id_from_skb (const struct sk_buff *skb , u16 offset );

💅 ARGUMENTS 💅

• skb — the packet to extract the OP code from
• offset — the offset in the data buffer where the OP code is located

💀 NOTE 💀

this function assumes that the skb head was pulled enough to access the first 4 bytes.

like, do not skip the vibe check on that one — those first 4 bytes need to be reachable. 😭

🔥 RETURN 🔥

the peer ID. that's the whole return value, no extra lore. 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ovpn/proto.h
• ovpn_opcode_from_skb(9)
• ovpn_key_id_from_skb(9)
• ovpn_opcode_compose(9)

mwah 💋 — source/version: ./drivers/net/ovpn, dated October 2026, and yes bestie, the page is ovpn_peer_id_from_skb(9). bye, slay your packet parsing 👑✨