llc_ui_next_link_no(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, welcome to llc_ui_next_link_no(9) — yes that's the whole title, yes it's a mouthful, no we are not shortening it, it's iconic. this is a section 9 kernel API page and it's literally so cozy in here. come sit. 🌸

✨ NAME ✨

llc_ui_next_link_no — returns the next unused link number for a sap. that's the whole vibe. one job. slays it. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u16 llc_ui_next_link_no (int sap );

that's u16 coming back at ya, and one int sap going in. short. sweet. fully ate. 🫶

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • sap — the address of the sap you want the link number from. that's it, that's the one argument, and it's the main character here. give it the address and it's giving. ✨

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does it do? it returns the next unused link number for a given sap. periodt. no cap, that's the entire description — the manpage said what it said and honestly we respect the brevity. 💅

like, you hand it a sap, it hands you back the next link number that nobody's using yet. clean, simple, lowkey elegant. 🦋

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the kernel file lives at ./net/llc/af_llc.c and it's absolutely the place to lurk if you want the full lore. iykyk. 👑

and here's the whole friend group, all section 9, all iconic, go say hi to every single one of them:

💀 reminder bestie: this is a kernel API page, section 9, not a "just try it in userspace and see what happens" situation. read the friends above before you go feral. 🙈

okay that's the whole page, mwah 💋 — this little beauty came out of ./net/llc and it's dated October 2026, so go off, read the source, stay hydrated, and remember: next unused link number for a given sap. literally that's it. slay. 🌈⭐🍓🧚💜

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