tipc_aead_clone(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 tipc_aead_clone(9) — like, the TIPC AEAD key clone page, bestie

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally all about tipc_aead_clone — cloning a TIPC AEAD key. yes bestie, we're in kernel land now, put your hair up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

tipc_aead_clone — Clone a TIPC AEAD key 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int tipc_aead_clone (struct tipc_aead **dst , struct tipc_aead *src );

that's the whole vibe. two pointers, one function, zero drama (well… mostly, see the NOTE below 👀).

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • dst — the dest key, aka where the cloning lands. this is the struct tipc_aead ** — a pointer to a pointer, main character energy fr fr 💅
  • src — the source key you're cloning from. the original. the blueprint. the mother. 👑

🫶 DESCRIPTION 🫶

okay so what this does is make a "copy" of the source AEAD key data over to the dest — and yes, "copy" is in quotes in the original for a reason, iykyk 👀.

here's the tea: the TFMs list is common for the keys — like, shared, not duplicated. so dest and src are lowkey sharing that list, no cap.

and because of that sharing situation, a reference to the source gets held in the "cloned" pointer, so later on when it's time to free stuff, everyone knows who's who. it's giving responsible memory management, honestly 🌈.

🙈 NOTE 🙈

this must be done in cluster-key mode only! no exceptions, bestie. if you're not in cluster-key mode, just… don't. 💀

⭐ RETURN ⭐

0 in case of success — slay ✨

otherwise < 0 — not slay 😭

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the whole friend group, honestly. kernel file ./net/tipc/crypto.c plus all of these icons:

and that's the page, bestie 🧚💜

this lil masterpiece lives over in ./net/tipc, and it's dated October 2026 — future vibes only ⏳✨. the manual itself is tipc_aead_clone(9), mwah, bye 🍓

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