STRUCT BATADV_FORW_PACKET(9)

💅 struct batadv_forw_packet(9) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — yes that's the manual name, and yes it's as serious as it sounds, but we're gonna make it cute. this is the page about struct batadv_forw_packet, and it is literally the structure for bcast packets to be sent/forwarded. main character struct energy, no cap. 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

struct batadv_forw_packet — the structure for bcast packets to be sent/forwarded. that's it, that's the vibe. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

here's the whole thing, verbatim, because we do not paraphrase code in this house:

struct batadv_forw_packet {
    struct hlist_node list;
    struct hlist_node cleanup_list;
    unsigned long send_time;
    u8 own;
    struct sk_buff *skb;
    u16 packet_len;
    unsigned long direct_link_flags[BITS_TO_LONGS(
BATADV_MAX_AGGREGATION_PACKETS)];
    u8 num_packets;
    struct delayed_work delayed_work;
    struct batadv_hard_iface *if_incoming;
    struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing;
    atomic_t *queue_left;
 };

like... look at her. she's got twelve members and every single one is doing something. served. 💅

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💖 Members 💖

bestie take notes, we're going member by member, no skips, no "eh I'll read the rest later" — i will quiz you 😭

• list — the list node for batadv_priv.forw.bcast_list and batadv_priv.forw.bat_list. she lists! iconic.
• cleanup_list — the list node for purging functions. cleanup crew stays winning 🧹
• send_time — the execution time for delayed_work, aka the packet sending moment. the schedule said when, and this is the when ⏰
• own — a bool for locally generated packets. and lowkey a whole personality trait: local OGMs are re-scheduled after sending. she's self-sufficient 🫶
• skb — the bcast packet's skb buffer. the actual goods, the payload, the ~content~ 📦
• packet_len — size of aggregated OGM packet inside the skb buffer. measured, precise, obsessed 🔥
• direct_link_flags — direct link flags for aggregated OGM packets. flags! for the direct links! she's flagging 🚩
• num_packets — counter for aggregated OGMv1 packets. literally keeping count, ngl it's giving accountant but make it mesh 🧮
• delayed_work — work queue callback item for packet sending. the callback! the work queue! the delayed part is doing heavy lifting ⭐
• if_incoming — pointer to incoming hard-iface, or the primary iface if the packet is locally generated. she remembers where she came from 😌
• if_outgoing — the packet where the packet should be sent to, or NULL if unspecified. sometimes she just doesn't know where she's going and honestly? relatable 🙈
• queue_left — The queue (counter) this packet was applied to. yes capital "The" in the original, yes I'm keeping it, periodt 👑

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay this is the long one. the whole batman-adv cinematic universe shows up here, so buckle up bestie, we're listing every single one 💀

kernel file ./net/batman-adv/types.h plus:

• batadv_dat_addr_t(9)
• enum batadv_dhcp_recipient(9)
• BATADV_TT_REMOTE_MASK(9)
• BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK(9)
• struct batadv_ogm_buf(9)
• struct batadv_hard_iface_bat_iv(9)
• enum batadv_v_hard_iface_flags(9)
• struct batadv_hard_iface_bat_v(9)
• enum batadv_hard_iface_wifi_flags(9)
• struct batadv_wifi_net_device_state(9)
• struct batadv_hard_iface(9)
• struct batadv_orig_ifinfo_bat_iv(9)
• struct batadv_orig_ifinfo(9)
• struct batadv_frag_table_entry(9)
• struct batadv_frag_list_entry(9)
• struct batadv_vlan_tt(9)
• struct batadv_orig_node_vlan(9)
• struct batadv_orig_bat_iv(9)
• struct batadv_orig_node(9)
• enum batadv_orig_capabilities(9)
• struct batadv_gw_node(9)
• struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node_bat_v(9)
• struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node(9)
• struct batadv_neigh_node(9)
• struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo_bat_iv(9)
• struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo_bat_v(9)
• struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo(9)
• struct batadv_bcast_duplist_entry(9)
• enum batadv_counters(9)
• struct batadv_priv_tt(9)
• struct batadv_priv_bla(9)
• struct batadv_priv_gw(9)
• struct batadv_priv_tvlv(9)
• struct batadv_priv_dat(9)
• struct batadv_mcast_querier_state(9)
• struct batadv_mcast_mla_flags(9)
• struct batadv_priv_mcast(9)
• struct batadv_tp_unacked(9)
• struct batadv_tp_vars_common(9)
• struct batadv_tp_sender_cc(9)
• struct batadv_tp_sender(9)
• struct batadv_tp_receiver(9)
• struct batadv_meshif_vlan(9)
• struct batadv_priv_bat_v(9)
• struct batadv_priv(9)
• enum batadv_bla_backbone_gw_state(9)
• struct batadv_bla_backbone_gw(9)
• struct batadv_bla_claim(9)
• struct batadv_tt_common_entry(9)
• struct batadv_tt_local_entry(9)
• struct batadv_tt_global_entry(9)
• struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry(9)
• struct batadv_tt_change_node(9)
• struct batadv_tt_req_node(9)
• struct batadv_tt_roam_node(9)
• struct batadv_skb_cb(9)
• struct batadv_algo_iface_ops(9)
• struct batadv_algo_neigh_ops(9)
• struct batadv_algo_orig_ops(9)
• struct batadv_algo_gw_ops(9)
• struct batadv_algo_ops(9)
• struct batadv_dat_entry(9)
• struct batadv_hw_addr(9)
• struct batadv_dat_candidate(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_container(9)
• struct batadv_tvlv_handler(9)
• enum batadv_tvlv_handler_flags(9)

see? told you. sixty-something entries. ate and left no crumbs 👑✨

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