STRUCT OVPN_ROUTE_KEY(9)

✨ struct ovpn_route_key(9) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💖 this one's a tiny lil struct from the networking side of the kernel and honestly? it's giving "small but crucial" energy. no cap.

🎀 NAME 🎀

struct ovpn_route_key — the route key that gets used for the peer dst cache 🌸

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

struct ovpn_route_key {
    u32 mark;
    __be16 sport;
};

💅 Members 💅

• mark — the fwmark used for route lookup ✨ like, this is what the lookup keys off of, periodt.
• sport — the UDP source port used for route lookup 🫶 yep, that's the other half of the key.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/net/ovpn/peer.h struct ovpn_peer(9), ovpn_peer_hold(9), ovpn_peer_put(9) 💜

lowkey a whole vibe check happens every single route lookup and this tiny struct is the main character 👑

sooo that's the whole page bestie, hope it slayed for you 🎀✨

source: ./drivers/net/ovpn · October 2026 · mwah, go forth and route responsibly 💋💖