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Apr 16, 2025 · Fundamentals

Understanding Netlink: Linux IPC Mechanism, Data Structures, APIs and Development Guide

Netlink is a Linux‑specific inter‑process communication mechanism that provides asynchronous, full‑duplex, and multicast communication between user space and kernel space, offering advantages over traditional IPC methods and serving a wide range of networking, monitoring, and system‑management scenarios.

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Understanding Netlink: Linux IPC Mechanism, Data Structures, APIs and Development Guide