iwpm_parse_nlmsg(9)

🌸 NAME 🌸

Okay so bestie, <pink>iwpm_parse_nlmsg</pink> is literally here to validate and parse the received netlink message — that's the whole NAME vibe, no cap 💅.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Here's the exact signature, character for character — copy it, don't freestyle it 🫶:

int iwpm_parse_nlmsg (struct netlink_callback *cb , int policy_max ,
const struct nla_policy *nlmsg_policy , struct nlattr *nltb[] , const
char *msg_type );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

Okay bestie, here's the cast of this function — every single one matters:

• cb — Netlink callback structure.
• policy_max — Maximum attribute type to be expected.
• nlmsg_policy — Validation policy.
• nltb — Array to store policy_max parsed elements.
• msg_type — Type of netlink message.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Returns 0 on success or a negative error code. That's it, that's the whole description — short and iconic, periodt ✨.

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

Kernel file ./drivers/infiniband/core/iwpm_util.h and all these besties:

• iwpm_get_nlmsg_request(9)
• iwpm_free_nlmsg_request(9)
• iwpm_find_nlmsg_request(9)
• iwpm_wait_complete_req(9)
• iwpm_get_nlmsg_seq(9)
• iwpm_add_remote_info(9)
• iwpm_check_registration(9)
• iwpm_set_registration(9)
• iwpm_get_registration(9)
• iwpm_send_mapinfo(9)
• iwpm_mapinfo_available(9)
• iwpm_compare_sockaddr(9)
• iwpm_validate_nlmsg_attr(9)
• iwpm_create_nlmsg(9)
• iwpm_print_sockaddr(9)
• iwpm_send_hello(9)

Byeee bestie — source/version credit goes to ./drivers/infiniband/core, dated October 2026, and yes, this iconic page is iwpm_parse_nlmsg(9) 💖✨