Struct Socket

pub struct Socket { /* private fields */ }

Netlink Socket can be used to communicate with the Linux kernel using the netlink protocol.

Implementations

impl Socket

pub fn new(protocol: Protocol) -> Result<Socket>

Create a new Socket

pub fn new_multicast(protocol: Protocol, groups: u32) -> Result<Socket>

Create a new Socket which subscribes to the provided multi-cast groups

pub fn multicast_group_subscribe(&mut self, group: u32) -> Result<()>

Subscribe to the multi-cast group provided

pub fn send_message<S: Sendable>(&mut self, payload: &S) -> Result<usize>

Send the provided package on the socket

pub fn receive(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<u8>>

Receive binary data on the socket

pub fn receive_messages(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Message>>

Receive Messages pending on the socket

Trait Implementations

impl AsRawFd for Socket

fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd

Extracts the raw file descriptor.