tipc_link_create(9)

💫 tipc_link_create — create a new link 💫

ok so bestie, welcome to tipc_link_create(9) from the Kernel API Manual, section 9. this is the little function that literally births a link into existence and hands it back to you. main character energy fr fr. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool tipc_link_create (struct net *net , char *if_name , int bearer_id ,
int tolerance , char net_plane , u32 mtu , int priority , u32 min_win ,
u32 max_win , u32 session , u32 self , u32 peer , u8 *peer_id , u16
peer_caps , struct tipc_link *bc_sndlink , struct tipc_link *bc_rcvlink
, struct sk_buff_head *inputq , struct sk_buff_head *namedq , struct
tipc_link **link );

she takes a lot of arguments, i know, but every single one is doing her makeup for her okay, don't skip any 🔥

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🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

• net — pointer to the associated network namespace. her whole world, basically 🦋
• if_name — the associated interface name. it's giving "which network card are we vibing with" ✨
• bearer_id — the id (index) of the associated bearer. yes it's an index, don't come for her 💅
• tolerance — the link tolerance this link is gonna use
• net_plane — the network plane (A,B,c..) that this link belongs to. cute little letter, big responsibility 🌈
• mtu — the mtu that the link will advertise. like her height on her profile, but for packets ⭐
• priority — the priority this link gets to use
• min_win — the minimal send window the link gets to use
• max_win — the maximal send window the link gets to use. yes both, she contains multitudes 💖
• session — the session this link uses
• self — the local unicast link id (that's her)
• peer — the node id of the peer node (that's them)
• peer_id — the 128-bit ID of the peer. one hundred and twenty eight whole bits, not me being obsessed 😭
• peer_caps — a bitmap describing the peer node's capabilities. receipts, essentially
• bc_sndlink — the namespace global link used for broadcast sending 📡
• bc_rcvlink — the peer specific link used for broadcast reception (different link, don't mix them up bestie, i'm serious) 🙈
• inputq — the queue where you put messages that are ready for delivery
• namedq — the queue where you put binding table update messages ready for delivery. separate queue for the binding table gossip, iykyk
• link — the return value: a pointer where the created link gets put. she's an out-param and she's iconic 👑

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💀 RETURN 💀

returns true if the link was created, otherwise false. that's it, that's the vibe check. 🍓

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

• Kernel file ./net/tipc/link.c struct tipc_link(9)
• tipc_link_bc_create(9)
• tipc_link_fsm_evt(9)
• tipc_link_too_silent(9)
• link_schedule_user(9)
• link_prepare_wakeup(9)
• tipc_link_set_skb_retransmit_time(9)
• tipc_link_xmit(9)
• link_retransmit_failure(9)
• tipc_get_gap_ack_blks(9)
• tipc_link_failover_prepare(9)
• tipc_link_reset_stats(9)
• tipc_link_dump(9)

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ngl the whole link family is in there, so if tipc_link_create isn't answering your texts, one of her friends probably is 💜

ok that's the whole page bestie, go forth and create links responsibly 🫶

source/version: ./net/tipc · dated October 2026 · tipc_link_create(9) — mwah, that's a wrap 💅✨