include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h
Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h
File Facts
- System
- Linux kernel
- Corpus path
include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h- Extension
.h- Size
- 6386 bytes
- Lines
- 230
- Domain
- Core OS
- Bucket
- Core Kernel Interface
- Inferred role
- Core OS: implementation source
- Status
- source implementation candidate
Why This File Exists
Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.
Dependency Surface
linux/types.hlinux/netlink.h
Detected Declarations
struct ndmsgstruct nda_cacheinfostruct ndt_statsstruct ndtmsgstruct ndt_config
Annotated Snippet
struct ndmsg {
__u8 ndm_family;
__u8 ndm_pad1;
__u16 ndm_pad2;
__s32 ndm_ifindex;
__u16 ndm_state;
__u8 ndm_flags;
__u8 ndm_type;
};
enum {
NDA_UNSPEC,
NDA_DST,
NDA_LLADDR,
NDA_CACHEINFO,
NDA_PROBES,
NDA_VLAN,
NDA_PORT,
NDA_VNI,
NDA_IFINDEX,
NDA_MASTER,
NDA_LINK_NETNSID,
NDA_SRC_VNI,
NDA_PROTOCOL, /* Originator of entry */
NDA_NH_ID,
NDA_FDB_EXT_ATTRS,
NDA_FLAGS_EXT,
NDA_NDM_STATE_MASK,
NDA_NDM_FLAGS_MASK,
__NDA_MAX
};
#define NDA_MAX (__NDA_MAX - 1)
/*
* Neighbor Cache Entry Flags
*/
#define NTF_USE (1 << 0)
#define NTF_SELF (1 << 1)
#define NTF_MASTER (1 << 2)
#define NTF_PROXY (1 << 3) /* == ATF_PUBL */
#define NTF_EXT_LEARNED (1 << 4)
#define NTF_OFFLOADED (1 << 5)
#define NTF_STICKY (1 << 6)
#define NTF_ROUTER (1 << 7)
/* Extended flags under NDA_FLAGS_EXT: */
#define NTF_EXT_MANAGED (1 << 0)
#define NTF_EXT_LOCKED (1 << 1)
#define NTF_EXT_EXT_VALIDATED (1 << 2)
/*
* Neighbor Cache Entry States.
*/
#define NUD_INCOMPLETE 0x01
#define NUD_REACHABLE 0x02
#define NUD_STALE 0x04
#define NUD_DELAY 0x08
#define NUD_PROBE 0x10
#define NUD_FAILED 0x20
/* Dummy states */
#define NUD_NOARP 0x40
#define NUD_PERMANENT 0x80
#define NUD_NONE 0x00
/* NUD_NOARP & NUD_PERMANENT are pseudostates, they never change and make no
* address resolution or NUD.
*
* NUD_PERMANENT also cannot be deleted by garbage collectors. This holds true
* for dynamic entries with NTF_EXT_LEARNED flag as well. However, upon carrier
* down event, NUD_PERMANENT entries are not flushed whereas NTF_EXT_LEARNED
* flagged entries explicitly are (which is also consistent with the routing
* subsystem).
*
* When NTF_EXT_LEARNED is set for a bridge fdb entry the different cache entry
* states don't make sense and thus are ignored. Such entries don't age and
* can roam.
*
* NTF_EXT_MANAGED flagged neigbor entries are managed by the kernel on behalf
* of a user space control plane, and automatically refreshed so that (if
* possible) they remain in NUD_REACHABLE state.
*
* NTF_EXT_LOCKED flagged bridge FDB entries are entries generated by the
* bridge in response to a host trying to communicate via a locked bridge port
* with MAB enabled. Their purpose is to notify user space that a host requires
* authentication.
*
* NTF_EXT_EXT_VALIDATED flagged neighbor entries were externally validated by
Annotation
- Immediate include surface: `linux/types.h`, `linux/netlink.h`.
- Detected declarations: `struct ndmsg`, `struct nda_cacheinfo`, `struct ndt_stats`, `struct ndtmsg`, `struct ndt_config`.
- Atlas domain: Core OS / Core Kernel Interface.
- Implementation status: source implementation candidate.
Implementation Notes
- This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
- Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
- Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.