netlink-kernel.h File Reference

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Data Structures
struct	sockaddr_nl
	Netlink socket address. More...
struct	nlmsghdr
	Netlink message header. More...
struct	nlmsgerr
	Netlink error message. More...
struct	nl_pktinfo

Macros
Standard message flags
#define	NLM_F_REQUEST   1
	Must be set on all request messages (typically from user space to kernel space). More...
#define	NLM_F_MULTI   2
	Indicates the message is part of a multipart message terminated by NLMSG_DONE. More...
#define	NLM_F_ACK   4
	Request for an acknowledgment on success. More...
#define	NLM_F_ECHO   8
	Echo this request. More...
Additional message flags for GET requests
#define	NLM_F_ROOT   0x100
	Return the complete table instead of a single entry. More...
#define	NLM_F_MATCH   0x200
	Return all entries matching criteria passed in message content. More...
#define	NLM_F_ATOMIC   0x400
	Return an atomic snapshot of the table being referenced. More...
#define	NLM_F_DUMP   (NLM_F_ROOT|NLM_F_MATCH)
	Dump all entries. More...
Additional messsage flags for NEW requests
#define	NLM_F_REPLACE   0x100
	Replace existing matching config object with this request. More...
#define	NLM_F_EXCL   0x200
	Don't replace the config object if it already exists. More...
#define	NLM_F_CREATE   0x400
	Create config object if it doesn't already exist. More...
#define	NLM_F_APPEND   0x800
	Add to the end of the object list. More...
Standard Message types
#define	NLMSG_NOOP   0x1
	No operation, message must be ignored. More...
#define	NLMSG_ERROR   0x2
	The message signals an error and the payload contains a nlmsgerr structure. More...
#define	NLMSG_DONE   0x3
	Message terminates a multipart message. More...
#define	NLMSG_OVERRUN   0x4
	The message signals that data got lost. More...
#define	NLMSG_MIN_TYPE   0x10
	Lower limit of reserved message types. More...