ENUM NFT_PAYLOAD_BASES(9)

💅 enum nft_payload_bases(9) — the kernel API manual, bestie edition

okay so this is a page from the kernel API manual (enum nft_payload_bases(9)), and it's literally just a baby enum that tells the nf_tables payload expression where to start counting its offsets from. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

enum nft_payload_bases — the offset bases for the nf_tables payload expression 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

here's the whole thing, no cap, copy it exactly:

enum nft_payload_bases {
    NFT_PAYLOAD_LL_HEADER ,
    NFT_PAYLOAD_NETWORK_HEADER ,
    NFT_PAYLOAD_TRANSPORT_HEADER ,
    NFT_PAYLOAD_INNER_HEADER ,
    NFT_PAYLOAD_TUN_HEADER

};

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👑 Constants 👑

these are the five besties. that's the roster. 💅

• NFT_PAYLOAD_LL_HEADER — the link layer header. that's your home base, your starting point. ✨
• NFT_PAYLOAD_NETWORK_HEADER — the network header. yes queen, go one level deeper. 🌐
• NFT_PAYLOAD_TRANSPORT_HEADER — the transport header. we're getting in there. 🚀
• NFT_PAYLOAD_INNER_HEADER — the inner header / payload. it's giving encapsulation, it's giving layers on layers. 🧚
• NFT_PAYLOAD_TUN_HEADER — tunnel header. and the manpage says -- undescribed --, which is honestly so real of it, the page just didn't say anything more. i can't make up lore that isn't there, bestie. 🙈

ngl, that last one being -- undescribed -- is sending me. the manual literally shrugged. 💀

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

this list is LONG, so buckle up — every single one of these is coming with us, no skipping, periodt. 💖

Kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h enum nft_registers(9), enum nft_verdicts(9), enum nf_tables_msg_types(9), enum nft_list_attributes(9), enum nft_hook_attributes(9), enum nft_table_flags(9), enum nft_table_attributes(9), enum nft_chain_attributes(9), enum nft_rule_attributes(9), enum nft_rule_compat_flags(9), enum nft_rule_compat_attributes(9), enum nft_set_flags(9), enum nft_set_policies(9), enum nft_set_desc_attributes(9), enum nft_set_field_attributes(9), enum nft_set_attributes(9), enum nft_set_elem_flags(9), enum nft_set_elem_attributes(9), enum nft_set_elem_list_attributes(9), enum nft_data_types(9), enum nft_data_attributes(9), enum nft_verdict_attributes(9), enum nft_expr_attributes(9), enum nft_immediate_attributes(9), enum nft_bitwise_ops(9), enum nft_bitwise_attributes(9), enum nft_byteorder_ops(9), enum nft_byteorder_attributes(9), enum nft_cmp_ops(9), enum nft_cmp_attributes(9), enum nft_range_ops(9), enum nft_range_attributes(9), enum nft_lookup_attributes(9), enum nft_dynset_attributes(9), enum nft_payload_csum_types(9), enum nft_payload_attributes(9), enum nft_exthdr_op(9), enum nft_exthdr_attributes(9), enum nft_meta_keys(9), enum nft_rt_keys(9), enum nft_hash_types(9), enum nft_hash_attributes(9), enum nft_meta_attributes(9), enum nft_rt_attributes(9), enum nft_socket_attributes(9), enum nft_ct_keys(9), enum nft_ct_attributes(9), enum nft_offload_attributes(9), enum nft_limit_attributes(9), enum nft_connlimit_attributes(9), enum nft_counter_attributes(9), enum nft_last_attributes(9), enum nft_log_attributes(9), enum nft_log_level(9), enum nft_queue_attributes(9), enum nft_quota_attributes(9), enum nft_secmark_attributes(9), enum nft_reject_types(9), enum nft_reject_inet_code(9), enum nft_reject_attributes(9), enum nft_nat_types(9), enum nft_nat_attributes(9), enum nft_tproxy_attributes(9), enum nft_masq_attributes(9), enum nft_redir_attributes(9), enum nft_dup_attributes(9), enum nft_fwd_attributes(9), enum nft_objref_attributes(9), enum nft_gen_attributes(9), enum nft_object_attributes(9), enum nft_flowtable_flags(9), enum nft_flowtable_attributes(9), enum nft_flowtable_hook_attributes(9), enum nft_osf_attributes(9), enum nft_synproxy_attributes(9), enum nft_devices_attributes(9), enum nft_trace_attributes(9), enum nft_ng_attributes(9)

like, genuinely, that's the whole friend group and they all showed up. 🫶

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