fbnic_tlv_attr_nest_start(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 fbnic_tlv_attr_nest_start (9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and today's main character is fbnic_tlv_attr_nest_start(9). she's a little function with one job and she does it slayfully 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

fbnic_tlv_attr_nest_start — adds a nested attribute header to a message. that's it, that's the whole vibe 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct fbnic_tlv_msg * fbnic_tlv_attr_nest_start (struct fbnic_tlv_msg
*msg , u16 attr_id );

like, look at her. gorgeous. no notes. 😭

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • msg — the message header we're adding a flag attribute to. that's your canvas, your blank canvas moment ✨
  • attr_id — the ID of the flag attribute we're adding to the message. the little name tag so everyone knows who's who 🏷️

👑 RETURN 👑

  • NULL if there's no room for the attribute — tragic, but she warns you, she doesn't ghost you 💀
  • otherwise, a pointer to the new attribute header. icon behavior fr fr 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so the way this works: the new header length is stored initially in DWORDs. that's the detail, don't lose it, it's giving "small note, big consequences" 🌈

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

the whole friend group, plus where she actually lives:

like, she has so many friends. social butterfly energy 🦋✨

lowkey reminder: nest_start has a partner and it's fbnic_tlv_attr_nest_stop(9) — open your nest, close your nest, keep it balanced bestie 💜

and that's the page!! 🍓 this one comes to you from ./drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic, dated October 2026 — mwah, go build something iconic with it 💅🎀⭐

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