STRUCT RTNL_NEWLINK_PARAMS(9)

💅 NAME 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ — this is the struct rtnl_newlink_params(9) page, and it's all about struct rtnl_newlink_params, aka the parameters of rtnl_link_ops::newlink(). no cap, that's the whole name vibe. 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

here's the struct, copied exactly because we do not mess with source code, periodt:

       struct rtnl_newlink_params {
           struct net *src_net;
           struct net *link_net;
           struct net *peer_net;
           struct nlattr **tb;
           struct nlattr **data;
        };

💖 Members 💖

okay, member-by-member vibe check:

• src_net — the source netns of the rtnetlink socket. literally that. 💫
• link_net — the link netns by IFLA_LINK_NETNSID; it's NULL if not specified. 🙈
• peer_net — the peer netns. short and iconic. 👑
• tb — the IFLA_* attributes. all the IFLA_* bestie. 🎀
• data — the IFLA_INFO_DATA attributes. yep, that exact one. 🍓

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go peek at these, iykyk:

• Kernel file ./include/net/rtnetlink.h
• struct rtnl_msg_handler(9)
• struct rtnl_link_ops(9)
• struct rtnl_af_ops(9)

bestie reminder: every one of those references is in the original, so don't skip them. 💀✨

mwah 💋 — source/version vibe: ./include/net, date: October 2026; that's the cute little footer moment, and now you're all caught up. slay. 💅