retrieve_netinfo(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸŽ€ NAME πŸŽ€

okay so bestie, this is retrieve_netinfo(9) from the Kernel API Manual β€” and it’s literally the function that does retrieve network status from received buffer πŸ’…βœ¨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void retrieve_netinfo (struct dim2_hdm *dev , struct mbo *mbo );

🫢 ARGUMENTS 🫢

  • dev β€” private data. that’s the whole vibe 🫢
  • mbo β€” received MBO. iconic, no notes πŸ’–

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So what it does: it parses the message in the buffer and gets the node address, link state, and MAC address ✨ then it wakes up a thread to deliver this status to mostcore πŸ¦‹

No cap, that’s the whole little mission β€” parse the buffer info, then hand it off so mostcore can get the status 😌

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯


mwah πŸ’‹ cute sign-off time: source/version is ./drivers/staging/most/dim2, date is October 2026, and this iconic lil page is retrieve_netinfo(9) β€” bye bestie, ily 🫢🌸

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