nla_put_in_addr(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💜 NAME 💜

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for nla_put_in_addr(9) — yes that's the whole title, we're being efficient today 💅

nla_put_in_addr — literally just adds an IPv4 address netlink attribute to a socket buffer. that's it. that's the whole gig. and she ate 🍓

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int nla_put_in_addr (struct sk_buff *skb , int attrtype , __be32 addr );

no cap, that's the exact signature, copy it carefully 🎀

🌸 ARGUMENTS 🌸

  • skb — the socket buffer you're adding the attribute to. she's the main character here, everything gets attached to her ✨
  • attrtype — the attribute type. yep. that's the whole description. iykyk 💫
  • addr — the IPv4 address itself 🫶

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

first up, the kernel file: ./include/net/netlink.h — go read it, it's giving lore 🔥

and then the whole extended friend group, in order, every single one, no skipping 🙈:

and that's the whole page, bestie 🧚 you're officially an IPv4-attribute-putter now. this icon was brought to you from ./include/net, vintage October 2026, so go forth and add those attributes 💖✨🎀

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