STRUCT BCM_MSG_HEAD(9)

struct bcm_msg_head(9) 💖

okay so bestie, this is the Kernel API Manual page for struct bcm_msg_head(9), and it is literally the head of messages to/from the broadcast manager. main character struct energy, no cap ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

struct bcm_msg_head — head of messages to/from the broadcast manager. that's the whole name vibe, periodt 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

here's the struct in all its exact, untouched glory:

struct bcm_msg_head {
    __u32 opcode;
    __u32 flags;
    __u32 count;
    struct bcm_timeval ival1, ival2;
    canid_t can_id;
    __u32 nframes;
    struct can_frame frames[];
 };

🎀 Members 🎀

these are the members, and yes every single one is getting its moment 🫶

• opcode — opcode, see enum below. iykyk 👀
• flags — special flags, see below. flags have entered the chat 🚩
• count — number of frames to send before changing interval.
• ival1 — interval for the first count frames.
• ival2 — interval for the following frames.
• can_id — CAN ID of frames to be sent or received.
• nframes — number of frames appended to the message head.
• frames — array of CAN frames. iconic little array, honestly 🦋

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/can/bcm.h — that's the see-also, bestie, go peek if you need the lore 🔥

bye bestie 💅✨ source/version: ./include/uapi/linux/can, dated October 2026, and the manual name is struct bcm_msg_head(9) 🫶