nla_get_be16(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

🌸 nla_get_be16(9) — a Kernel API Manual moment 🌸

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for nla_get_be16 💅 this one is short and sweet and honestly kind of iconic for it.

✨ NAME ✨

nla_get_be16 — returns the payload of a __be16 attribute. that's it. that's the whole job. she's a getter, she gets 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

__be16 nla_get_be16 (const struct nlattr *nla );

literally just hand her one netlink attribute pointer and she hands you back a __be16. no cap, no drama 💖

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • nla — a __be16 netlink attribute. that's the baby you're passing in, and she's the const struct nlattr * kind 🎀

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

okay so this is the part where the manpage absolutely goes off — like, the friend group here is huge, and every single one of them is invited to the party. no gatekeeping, we're listing all of them 👑

first up, the kernel file that started it all:

  • ./include/net/netlink.h

then the structs and the one enum (yes she's special):

  • struct nla_policy(9), struct nl_info(9), enum netlink_validation(9)

the nlmsg basics — sizes, lengths, and general "where am I" energy:

the parsing / validating girlies:

the message-building crew:

attribute sizes, types, and nested-finding:

the whole nla_put_* family (the setters, the shovers, the "here's your value bestie" squad):

and the whole nla_get_* family, which is our girl's home turf 💖 (note: nla_get_be16 itself is not in this list — she's the main character here, she doesn't need to @ herself):

and the nesting / iterating / 64-bit-alignment legends to round it out 🌈:

that's the whole page, bestie — no plot twists, she just gets a __be16 out of a netlink attribute and minds her own business 🦋

signing off from ./include/net 💅 dated October 2026 — stay hydrated, read your headers, and remember: nla_get_be16(9) said what she said 🎀✨

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