Module netlink

The netlink namespace.

Groups the netlink factories.

Functions

channel (name) Registers a generic netlink family with one multicast group; the returned channel's multicast/unicast are softirq-safe.

Tables

genl Generic netlink session specialization.
nl80211 The nl80211 (wireless) namespace; groups the nl80211 object classes.
rt The rtnetlink namespace; groups the NETLINK_ROUTE object classes.


Functions

channel (name)
Registers a generic netlink family with one multicast group; the returned channel's multicast/unicast are softirq-safe.

Parameters:

  • name string Generic netlink family name (up to GENL_NAMSIZ-1 bytes).

Returns:

    netlink.channel A new channel object.

See also:

Tables

genl
Generic netlink session specialization. Open sessions (sleepable) using netlink.genl().

See also:

nl80211
The nl80211 (wireless) namespace; groups the nl80211 object classes.

See also:

rt
The rtnetlink namespace; groups the NETLINK_ROUTE object classes.

See also:

generated by LDoc 1.5.0 Last updated 2026-09-05 12:27:44