nla_get_uint_default(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ¦‹ nla_get_uint_default(9) β€” from the Kernel API Manual ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual, and lemme tell you about nla_get_uint_default(9) β€” she's a tiny little legend and honestly she ate πŸ’…


πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

nla_get_uint_default β€” return payload of uint attribute or default 🌸


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u64 nla_get_uint_default (const struct nlattr *nla , u64 defvalue );

like, that's the whole gig. two args, one u64 coming back at you 🫢


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • nla β€” the uint netlink attribute herself. may be NULL β€” yes literally, she's allowed to not show up 😭
  • defvalue β€” the default value to use if nla is NULL. your backup plan, your safety net, your ride-or-die πŸ’œ

πŸ”₯ RETURN πŸ”₯

the value of the attribute, or the default value if not present. that's it. no cap, no drama, no undefined nonsense πŸ‘‘

fr fr it's the "bestie didn't text back so you assume she's fine" of kernel functions πŸ“

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./include/net/netlink.h β€” and okay, buckle up babe, this list is long, but every single one of them is iconic in her own way πŸ‘‘

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 whole nla_put_* squad, putting stuff out into the world πŸ’…

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)

and the getter girlies β€” yes, our main character lives in this lineup, she's just the uint one πŸ’–

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_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)

and finally the nesting + looping besties, the ones who keep it all organised 🧚

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 whole page, bestie 🫢 this little icon comes to you straight out of ./include/net, dated October 2026, in the Kernel API Manual β€” go forth and read your attributes responsibly βœ¨πŸ‘‘πŸ’œ

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