rtnl_link_register(9)

💖 NAME

okay so bestie, this page is rtnl_link_register(9) from the Kernel API Manual — and it does exactly what it says: rtnl_link_register is for registering rtnl_link_ops with rtnetlink. ✨ That's the whole name vibe. Slay.

📜 SYNOPSIS

int rtnl_link_register (struct rtnl_link_ops *ops );

🎀 ARGUMENTS

• ops — the struct rtnl_link_ops * you're registering. Like, that's the thing, bestie 🫶

✨ DESCRIPTION

Returns 0 on success or a negative error code. No cap — that's literally the description. It's giving tiny but important 😭💅

👀 SEE ALSO

• Kernel file ./net/core/rtnetlink.c
• rtnl_nets_add(9)
• rtnl_unregister(9)
• rtnl_unregister_all(9)
• __rtnl_register_many(9)
• rtnl_link_unregister(9)
• rtnl_af_register(9)
• rtnl_af_unregister(9)
• rtnl_get_net_ns_capable(9)
• ndo_dflt_fdb_dump(9)

with love from ./net/core, October 2026 — this is rtnl_link_register(9) signing off 🎀💜