nla_get_s64(9)
π nla_get_s64(9) π
okay so bestie, we're in the Kernel API Manual and the page handle is nla_get_s64(9). This is the tiny little function that returns the payload of an s64 attribute, and it's giving "short but essential". no cap. π
π NAME π
nla_get_s64 β return payload of s64 attribute. that's the whole plot, and honestly? iconic. β¨
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
s64 nla_get_s64 (const struct nlattr *nla );
so you call it exactly like that, bestie. yes, the space before ) is part of the vibe β keep it. π«Ά
π«Ά ARGUMENTS π«Ά
nlaβ thes64netlink attribute. that's the one you're passing in. periodt.
π SEE ALSO π
okay so this section is basically the netlink group chat, and I refuse to leave anyone on read. the full squad, in order:
- Kernel file
./include/net/netlink.h, plusstruct 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_default(9),nla_get_sint(9),nla_get_sint_default(9),nla_get_flag(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)
okay that's the whole page, bestie β go be iconic with your s64 payloads. xoxo, your local kernel girly π source/version: ./include/net; date: October 2026; page: nla_get_s64(9) πβ¨π¦
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