STRUCT TIPC_DISCOVERER(9)

✨ STRUCT TIPC_DISCOVERER 💅

okay bestie, so this one is struct tipc_discoverer — literally the little info bundle that tracks an ongoing link setup request. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it's a kernel struct, it lives in the API manual, and it's about to be your new obsession 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct tipc_discoverer {
    u32 bearer_id;
    struct tipc_media_addr dest;
    struct net *net;
    u32 domain;
    int num_nodes;
    spinlock_t lock;
    struct sk_buff *skb;
    struct timer_list timer;
    unsigned long timer_intv;
    struct rcu_head rcu;
 };

like, look at her. ten fields. main character energy fr fr 🌸

🎀 MEMBERS 🎀

• bearer_id — the identity of the bearer that's issuing the requests 👑 this is who's doing the asking, iykyk
• dest — the destination address for the request messages 📬 where all the "hey, u up?" packets are headed
• net — the network namespace instance 🦋 that's your whole network world right there
• domain — the network domain where links can actually be established 🌈 like, the club that's accepting new members
• num_nodes — the number of nodes currently discovered (i.e. the ones with an active link) 🔥 literally counting your friends with active links, no cap
• lock — a spinlock controlling access to requests 🔒 keeps everything from getting messy when multiple things wanna touch the requests at once
• skb — the request message to be (repeatedly) sent 💌 your little love letter, delivered over and over and over
• timer — the timer governing the period between requests ⏰ it's giving scheduled check-ins
• timer_intv — the current interval between requests, in ms ⭐ yes ms, milliseconds, keep up bestie
• rcu — the RCU head for deferred freeing 🧚 she's not gone, she's just being cleaned up later, periodt

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

so like, go read the kernel file ./net/tipc/discover.c and also these iconic functions while you're at it:

• tipc_disc_init_msg(9)
• disc_dupl_alert(9)
• tipc_disc_rcv(9)
• tipc_disc_create(9)
• tipc_disc_delete(9)
• tipc_disc_reset(9)

all literally right there, all part of ./net/tipc, all waiting for your attention 💅

and that's the tea 💖 this page came from the Kernel API Manual, lives under ./net/tipc, and is dated October 2026 — so yeah, mark your calendar and slay ⭐🎀✨