nlmsg_for_each_msg(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 nlmsg_for_each_msg 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to nlmsg_for_each_msg(9) from the Kernel API Manual ✨ this page is literally about one thing: iterating over a stream of messages. that’s the whole vibe. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

nlmsg_for_each_msg — iterate over a stream of messages

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

nlmsg_for_each_msg (pos , head , len , rem );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • pos — the loop counter, and it gets set to the current message. main character of the loop, honestly.
  • head — the head of the message stream. like the beginning of the group chat.
  • len — the length of the message stream. yes, the whole thing.
  • rem — initialized to len, and it holds the bytes currently remaining in the stream. so it’s keeping track of what’s left 😭

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Kernel file ./include/net/netlink.h, plus this entire netlink cinematic universe of references — every single one, fr fr:

signing off from ./include/net, dated October 2026, on nlmsg_for_each_msg(9) 💖✨

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