STRUCT TIPC_CONN(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to struct tipc_conn(9) from the Kernel API Manual — this is the TIPC connection structure, and it's lowkey iconic 💅✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

       struct tipc_conn {
           struct kref kref;
           int conid;
           struct socket *sock;
           unsigned long flags;
           struct tipc_topsrv *server;
           struct list_head sub_list;
           spinlock_t sub_lock;
           struct work_struct rwork;
           struct list_head outqueue;
           spinlock_t outqueue_lock;
           struct work_struct swork;
        };

🫶 Members 🫶

• kref — the reference counter to the connection object, keeping track of who's still holding on 💖
• conid — the connection identifier, aka its little name tag 🎀
• sock — the socket handler associated with connection, the socket bestie in question 🦋
• flags — indicates connection state, so you know what vibe it's in ⭐
• server — pointer to connected server, pointing right at the server it's connected to 👑
• sub_list — list to all pertaining subscriptions, all the subscriptions doing their thing 🌈
• sub_lock — lock protecting the subscription list, no chaotic edits allowed 🔒
• rwork — receive work item, the receive-side task queued up 💌
• outqueue — pointer to first outbound message in queue, literally the queue's main character 🔥
• outqueue_lock — control access to the outqueue, gatekeeping the outbound queue 💅
• swork — send work item, the send-side task waiting for its moment ✨

💫 SEE ALSO 💫

• Kernel file ./net/tipc/topsrv.c — and struct tipc_topsrv(9) is right there too, bestie 👀

mwah 💋 — source ./net/tipc, dated October 2026, page struct tipc_conn(9). slay and bye 🎀