nla_get_uint(9)
π nla_get_uint(9) β NAME β¨
okay so this page is called nla_get_uint(9), and it lives in the Kernel API Manual, section 9, bestie β that's the kernel-internals corner of the docs, not the "how do I change my password" corner π
nla_get_uintβ return payload of uint attribute πΈ
that's literally it. that's the whole name. one job, and it does the job π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
the whole signature, copy-paste ready, no cap:
u64 nla_get_uint (const struct nlattr *nla );
it takes exactly one thing and hands you back a u64 π«Ά
π ARGUMENTS π
nlaβ uint netlink attribute π
that's the argument, that's the vibe, that's the whole list. it's a uint netlink attribute and you pass it on in. simple as π§
ngl there's not much else on this page β but what's here is everything, and every single cross-reference is down below so you can go read forever if you want ππ
π SEE ALSO π
okay this part is a whole snack β the entire netlink crew, in order, no skipping, because they're all lowkey iconic π
- kernel file
./include/net/netlink.hπ 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)- the putters π«Ά β
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) - the getters π β
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_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_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) - the rest of the family π¦ β
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)
and that's the page, bestie π₯Ή sign-off time: this one comes from ./include/net, dated October 2026, and it's page nla_get_uint(9) of the Kernel API Manual β go get that payload, you absolute main character ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms