nla_get_flag(9)
β¨ nla_get_flag(9) β¨
okay so bestie, welcome to the nla_get_flag(9) manual page π
this is a Kernel API Manual moment, we are Deep In The Kernel Netlink Lore, and honestly? it's giving niche but iconic π
πΈ NAME πΈ
nla_get_flag β return payload of flag attribute π©β¨
she does exactly what it says on the tin, no cap.
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
int nla_get_flag (const struct nlattr *nla );
like, that's the whole vibe. one argument, returns an int, we love a low-effort icon π
π ARGUMENTS π
nlaβ flag netlink attribute. that's it, that's the whole ass parameter list π«Ά she's the flag netlink attribute, and she's the main character here.
ngl bestie there is literally one (1) argument and it's nla. we are so back.
π SEE ALSO π
okay this is the part where I need you to breathe, because it's a lot, but every single one of these is required reading in the extended netlink cinematic universe π and also they all live in the Kernel file ./include/net/netlink.h:
struct nla_policy(9)struct nl_info(9)enum netlink_validation(9)nlmsg_msg_size(9)nlmsg_total_size(9)nlmsg_padlen(9)nlmsg_data(9)nlmsg_len(9)nlmsg_payload(9)nlmsg_attrdata(9)nlmsg_attrlen(9)nlmsg_ok(9)nlmsg_next(9)nla_parse(9)nla_parse_deprecated(9)nla_parse_deprecated_strict(9)__nlmsg_parse(9)nlmsg_parse(9)nlmsg_parse_deprecated(9)nlmsg_parse_deprecated_strict(9)nlmsg_find_attr(9)nla_validate_deprecated(9)nla_validate(9)nlmsg_validate_deprecated(9)nlmsg_report(9)nlmsg_seq(9)nlmsg_for_each_attr(9)nlmsg_for_each_attr_type(9)nlmsg_put(9)nlmsg_append(9)nlmsg_put_answer(9)nlmsg_new(9)nlmsg_new_large(9)nlmsg_end(9)nlmsg_get_pos(9)nlmsg_trim(9)nlmsg_cancel(9)nlmsg_free(9)nlmsg_consume(9)nlmsg_multicast_filtered(9)nlmsg_multicast(9)nlmsg_unicast(9)nlmsg_for_each_msg(9)nl_dump_check_consistent(9)nla_attr_size(9)nla_total_size(9)nla_padlen(9)nla_type(9)nla_data(9)nla_len(9)nla_ok(9)nla_next(9)nla_find_nested(9)nla_parse_nested(9)nla_parse_nested_deprecated(9)nla_put_u8(9)nla_put_u16(9)nla_put_be16(9)nla_put_net16(9)nla_put_le16(9)nla_put_u32(9)nla_put_uint(9)nla_put_be32(9)nla_put_net32(9)nla_put_le32(9)nla_put_u64_64bit(9)nla_put_be64(9)nla_put_net64(9)nla_put_le64(9)nla_put_s8(9)nla_put_s16(9)nla_put_s32(9)nla_put_s64(9)nla_put_sint(9)nla_put_string(9)nla_put_flag(9)nla_put_msecs(9)nla_put_in_addr(9)nla_put_in6_addr(9)nla_put_bitfield32(9)nla_get_u32(9)nla_get_u32_default(9)nla_get_be32(9)nla_get_be32_default(9)nla_get_le32(9)nla_get_le32_default(9)nla_get_u16(9)nla_get_u16_default(9)nla_get_be16(9)nla_get_be16_default(9)nla_get_le16(9)nla_get_le16_default(9)nla_get_u8(9)nla_get_u8_default(9)nla_get_u64(9)nla_get_u64_default(9)nla_get_uint(9)nla_get_uint_default(9)nla_get_be64(9)nla_get_be64_default(9)nla_get_le64(9)nla_get_le64_default(9)nla_get_s32(9)nla_get_s32_default(9)nla_get_s16(9)nla_get_s16_default(9)nla_get_s8(9)nla_get_s8_default(9)nla_get_s64(9)nla_get_s64_default(9)nla_get_sint(9)nla_get_sint_default(9)nla_get_msecs(9)nla_get_msecs_default(9)nla_get_in_addr(9)nla_get_in_addr_default(9)nla_get_in6_addr(9)nla_get_bitfield32(9)nla_memdup(9)nla_nest_start_noflag(9)nla_nest_start(9)nla_nest_end(9)nla_nest_end_safe(9)nla_nest_cancel(9)nla_put_empty_nest(9)__nla_validate_nested(9)nla_need_padding_for_64bit(9)nla_align_64bit(9)nla_total_size_64bit(9)nla_for_each_attr(9)nla_for_each_attr_type(9)nla_for_each_nested(9)nla_for_each_nested_type(9)nla_is_last(9)
like I said. a lot. read them all, bestie, they're all connected, iykyk ππ
okay that's the page!! mwah π this lil drop came straight out of ./include/net and it's dated October 2026 β so literally mark your calendars, she's from the future π¦π slay β¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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