ovpn_get_dev_from_attrs(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to the ovpn_get_dev_from_attrs(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — this helper is literally here to retrieve the ovpn private data from the netdevice a netlink message is targeting. it's giving netlink-to-netdev matchmaking, and we're obsessed. ✨

💖 NAME 💖

ovpn_get_dev_from_attrs — retrieve the ovpn private data from the netdevice a netlink message is targeting. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

struct ovpn_priv * ovpn_get_dev_from_attrs (struct net *net , const
struct genl_info *info , netdevice_tracker *tracker );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• net — the network namespace where to look for the interface. 🌈
• info — the generic netlink info from the user request. 🫶
• tracker — the tracker object to be used for the netdev reference acquisition. 🔥

👑 RETURN 👑

the ovpn private data, if found, or an error otherwise. no cap. 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file ./drivers/net/ovpn/netlink.c and these besties:

• ovpn_nl_peer_modify(9)
• ovpn_nl_key_new_doit(9)
• ovpn_nl_peer_del_notify(9)
• ovpn_nl_peer_float_notify(9)
• ovpn_nl_key_swap_notify(9)
• ovpn_nl_register(9)
• ovpn_nl_unregister(9)

and that's the whole page, bestie! source/version: ./drivers/net/ovpn; date: October 2026. mwah 💋