netlink_policy_dump_loop(9)

💅 netlink_policy_dump_loop(9)

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual (section 9, the real ones know) — today's main character is netlink_policy_dump_loop. yes she's a function. yes she's a whole vibe. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

netlink_policy_dump_loop — the dumping loop indicator 💫

like, she literally tells you whether the dumping loop keeps going. that's the job. that's the whole job.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

bool netlink_policy_dump_loop (struct netlink_policy_dump_state *state
);

so clean, so iconic, no notes 💅

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• state — the policy dump state 💖 — like, this is the state object for the policy dump, the one carrying all the dump energy. she's the moment.

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🌸 RETURN 🌸

• true — the dump continues, bestie. keep going, we're not done yet 🔥
• false — otherwise. dump's over. that's a wrap 👑

ngl this one's easy to remember: true = keep looping, false = we're so done here.

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⭐ NOTE ⭐

heads up, this frees the dump state when finishing 💀 — so like, she takes care of cleanup on her way out. don't be out here double-freeing things, iykyk 🙈

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• Kernel file ./net/netlink/policy.c — go read the source, it's giving main character energy 📖✨
• netlink_policy_dump_get_policy_idx(9)
• netlink_policy_dump_add_policy(9)
• netlink_policy_dump_write_attr(9)
• netlink_policy_dump_write(9)
• netlink_policy_dump_free(9)

literally the whole friend group, go say hi to all of them 🧚💖

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mwah 💋 that's the page! this little gem lives in ./net/netlink, the manual's dated October 2026, and it's your girl Kernel API Manual netlink_policy_dump_loop(9) signing off — slay, stay looping, and remember: she frees on finish 🎀🌈⭐