ovs_vport_locate(9)

💅 ovs_vport_locate — kernel API manual, but make it cute

okay so bestie, welcome to ovs_vport_locate(9) from the Kernel API Manual — yes we're in kernel-land today, don't be scared, I got you 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

ovs_vport_locate — literally just finds a port that has already been created. Like, it's not making a new one, it's not deleting anything, it's giving detective energy 🔍. It locates. Periodt.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct vport * ovs_vport_locate (const struct net *net , const char
*name );

that's it. that's the whole thing. two arguments. she's lowkey minimal 💅

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• net — the network namespace, iykyk. this is the world we're searching in 🌈
• name — the name of the port you're trying to find. the main character we're looking for 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so this is the important part, don't skip it 🙈

Must be called with ovs or RCU read lock.

that's not a vibe suggestion, that's the rule, fr fr. hold the lock or don't call her at all 💀

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

the kernel file is ./net/openvswitch/vport.c and honestly the whole friend group shows up here:

• ovs_vport_init(9)
• ovs_vport_exit(9)
• ovs_vport_alloc(9)
• ovs_vport_free(9)
• ovs_vport_add(9)
• ovs_vport_del(9)
• ovs_vport_get_stats(9)
• ovs_vport_get_upcall_stats(9)
• ovs_vport_set_upcall_portids(9)
• ovs_vport_get_upcall_portids(9)
• ovs_vport_find_upcall_portid(9)
• ovs_vport_receive(9)

all twelve of them, no cap, I listed every single one 💖

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and that's the page!! 🎀 this cutie lives in the ./net/openvswitch directory, the source/version vibes are Kernel API Manual and she was dated October 2026, so… see you in the future bestie ✨👑 bye!! 💜