include/uapi/linux/if_arp.h
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File Facts
- System
- Linux kernel
- Corpus path
include/uapi/linux/if_arp.h- Extension
.h- Size
- 6604 bytes
- Lines
- 166
- Domain
- Core OS
- Bucket
- Core Kernel Interface
- Inferred role
- Core OS: implementation source
- Status
- source implementation candidate
Why This File Exists
Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Touches IRQ or DMA behavior; this matters for the representative real-device path.
- Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.
Dependency Surface
linux/netdevice.h
Detected Declarations
struct arpreqstruct arpreq_oldstruct arphdr
Annotated Snippet
struct arpreq {
struct sockaddr arp_pa; /* protocol address */
struct sockaddr arp_ha; /* hardware address */
int arp_flags; /* flags */
struct sockaddr arp_netmask; /* netmask (only for proxy arps) */
char arp_dev[IFNAMSIZ];
};
struct arpreq_old {
struct sockaddr arp_pa; /* protocol address */
struct sockaddr arp_ha; /* hardware address */
int arp_flags; /* flags */
struct sockaddr arp_netmask; /* netmask (only for proxy arps) */
};
/* ARP Flag values. */
#define ATF_COM 0x02 /* completed entry (ha valid) */
#define ATF_PERM 0x04 /* permanent entry */
#define ATF_PUBL 0x08 /* publish entry */
#define ATF_USETRAILERS 0x10 /* has requested trailers */
#define ATF_NETMASK 0x20 /* want to use a netmask (only
for proxy entries) */
#define ATF_DONTPUB 0x40 /* don't answer this addresses */
/*
* This structure defines an ethernet arp header.
*/
struct arphdr {
__be16 ar_hrd; /* format of hardware address */
__be16 ar_pro; /* format of protocol address */
unsigned char ar_hln; /* length of hardware address */
unsigned char ar_pln; /* length of protocol address */
__be16 ar_op; /* ARP opcode (command) */
#if 0
/*
* Ethernet looks like this : This bit is variable sized however...
*/
unsigned char ar_sha[ETH_ALEN]; /* sender hardware address */
unsigned char ar_sip[4]; /* sender IP address */
unsigned char ar_tha[ETH_ALEN]; /* target hardware address */
unsigned char ar_tip[4]; /* target IP address */
#endif
};
#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_IF_ARP_H */
Annotation
- Immediate include surface: `linux/netdevice.h`.
- Detected declarations: `struct arpreq`, `struct arpreq_old`, `struct arphdr`.
- Atlas domain: Core OS / Core Kernel Interface.
- Implementation status: source implementation candidate.
- IRQ or DMA behavior appears here, which is relevant to the selected PCIe/NVMe device path.
Implementation Notes
- This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
- Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
- Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.