llc_ui_bind(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 llc_ui_bind — like, the Kernel API Manual page you didn't know you needed 🎀

okay so bestie, buckle up, because we're reading a kernel manpage together and honestly? it's giving main character energy. this one lives in the Kernel API Manual, and it's about binding a socket to an address. yes, that kind of binding. no cap. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

llc_ui_bind — bind a socket to a specific address. that's it, that's the whole vibe. 🫶

⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

int llc_ui_bind (struct socket *sock , struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr ,
int addrlen );

look at her. iconic signature. don't touch the spacing, i literally copied it. 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • sock — the socket you're binding an address to. she's the one getting the address. 🎀
  • uaddr — the address the user wants that socket bound to. manifesting, basically. ✨
  • addrlen — length of the uaddr structure. gotta know how big the thing is, iykyk. 📏

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so the whole point: bind a socket to a specific address. periodt.

for llc, a user is able to bind to a specific sap only, or mac + sap. two flavours, pick your fighter. 🌈

and here's the cute part — if the user desires to bind to a specific mac + sap, it is possible to have multiple sap connections via multiple macs. yes bestie, multiples. we love a flexible queen. 👑

but listen. bind and autobind for that matter must enforce the correct sap usage — otherwise all hell will break loose. 😭 not a drill. the manpage said it, not me. 💀

🔥 RETURN 🔥

  • 0 upon success 🎉 slay.
  • negative otherwise 🙈 which is the kernel's way of saying "no <3".

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

the kernel file ./net/llc/af_llc.c (go read her) plus this whole friend group:

literally the whole group chat. go say hi. 🫶

okay that's the page!! this masterpiece comes to you from ./net/llc and it's dated October 2026. screenshot it, memorize it, tell your friends. mwah. 💋🎀✨

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