nlmsg_parse_deprecated(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 nlmsg_parse_deprecated (9) — Kernel API Manual

okay bestie, so this is nlmsg_parse_deprecated from the Kernel API Manual, and yes the _deprecated is literally right there in the name, iykyk 👀 let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

nlmsg_parse_deprecated — parse attributes of a netlink message 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int nlmsg_parse_deprecated (const struct nlmsghdr *nlh , int hdrlen ,
struct nlattr *tb[] , int maxtype , const struct nla_policy *policy ,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack );

it's giving function signature realness 🔥

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • nlh — the netlink message header, the whole main character of this operation 👑
  • hdrlen — length of the family specific header, lowkey important 💅
  • tb — your destination array with maxtype+1 elements — note the plus one, bestie, don't forget the plus one ⭐
  • maxtype — the maximum attribute type to be expected 🦋
  • policy — the validation policy, she's the rulebook 🌸
  • extack — extended ACK report struct 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so the entire description here is literally:

See nla_parse_deprecated

that's it. that's the whole vibe. she points at her sister page and says "go ask her" 😭💀 no cap, that's all we got, so respectfully go read nla_parse_deprecated.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

buckle up bestie, this list is a journey 🧚 — every single one of these, in order, no skips:

like I said. a journey. ate though 💅✨

🫶 and that's the page, bestie! this one came from ./include/net and it's dated October 2026 — so go forth, parse those attributes, and remember to say hi to nla_parse_deprecated for me 😭💖 periodt 🎀

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