Functions
int	genl_ctrl_resolve (struct nl_sock sk, const char name)
	Resolve generic netlink family name to its identifier.
int	genl_ctrl_resolve_grp (struct nl_sock sk, const char family_name, const char *grp_name)

Cache Management
int	genl_ctrl_alloc_cache (struct nl_sock sock, struct nl_cache *result)
struct genl_family *	genl_ctrl_search (struct nl_cache *cache, int id)
	Look up generic netlink family by id in the provided cache.

Resolver
struct genl_family *	genl_ctrl_search_by_name (struct nl_cache cache, const char name)
	Look up generic netlink family by family name in the provided cache.

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

struct genl_family* genl_ctrl_search	(	struct nl_cache *	cache,
		int	id
	)

read

Look up generic netlink family by id in the provided cache.

Parameters:

cache	Generic netlink family cache.
id	Family identifier.

Searches through the cache looking for a registered family matching the specified identifier. The caller will own a reference on the returned object which needs to be given back after usage using genl_family_put().

Returns:: Generic netlink family object or NULL if no match was found.

Definition at line 198 of file ctrl.c.

References nl_object_get().

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struct genl_family* genl_ctrl_search_by_name	(	struct nl_cache *	cache,
		const char *	name
	)

read

Look up generic netlink family by family name in the provided cache.

Parameters:

cache	Generic netlink family cache.
name	Family name.

Searches through the cache looking for a registered family matching the specified name. The caller will own a reference on the returned object which needs to be given back after usage using genl_family_put().