rdma_copy_src_l2_addr(9)

✨ NAME ✨

rdma_copy_src_l2_addr — Copy netdevice source addresses

okay so welcome to the Kernel API Manual, bestie: this page is all about rdma_copy_src_l2_addr(9), and its whole job is literally copying netdevice source addresses. no cap. 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void rdma_copy_src_l2_addr (struct rdma_dev_addr *dev_addr , const
       struct net_device *dev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev_addr — destination address pointer where to copy the addresses. it's the "put it here" spot, periodt. ✨
• dev — netdevice whose source addresses to copy. this is the device you're copying from, bestie. 🫶

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

rdma_copy_src_l2_addr copies source addresses from the specified netdevice. The way this works is it grabs the full little set, and that includes:

• unicast address
• broadcast address
• device type
• interface index

That's the whole vibe: source addresses from the netdevice you named, and those four things are in the mix. 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
• rdma_addr_cancel(9) — another one to check out, iykyk. 🦋

also worth a peek, bestie. 🫶

mwah 💋 this page comes from ./drivers/infiniband/core, dated October 2026, and it's rdma_copy_src_l2_addr(9) — bye bestie, slay your kernel adventures! 🌸