devlink_alloc_ns(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for devlink_alloc_ns(9) — manual name folded in near the top like a cute lil bookmark 🎀

💖 NAME 💖

devlink_alloc_ns — allocate new devlink instance resources in a specific namespace. That's the whole vibe: new devlink instance resources, specific namespace, slay. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the signature, character for character, no cap:

struct devlink * devlink_alloc_ns (const struct devlink_ops *ops , size_t priv_size , struct net *net , struct device *dev );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• ops — ops. that's it. the manpage gave us one word and honestly? iconic minimalism 😌
• priv_size — size of user private data.
• net — net namespace.
• dev — parent device.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Allocate new devlink instance resources, including devlink index and name. So yes: resources, index, name — the whole package. periodt. 💅

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

Kernel file ./net/devlink/core.c, plus the whole squad:

• devlink_rel_nested_in_notify(9)
• devlink_try_get(9)
• devl_register(9)
• devl_unregister(9)
• devlink_free(9)

and that's the page, bestie! it's from ./net/devlink, dated October 2026, and it's the devlink_alloc_ns(9) manual page. stay hydrated and keep your namespaces specific 🫶💖✨