Family `rt-route` netlink specification ¶

Contents

Family rt-route netlink specification
- Summary
- Operations
- Definitions
- Attribute sets
  - route-attrs
  - metrics

Summary ¶

Route configuration over rtnetlink.

Operations ¶

getroute ¶

Dump route information.

attribute-set

fixed-header

do

request

attributes: [rtm-family, src, rtm-src-len, dst, rtm-dst-len, iif, oif, ip-proto, sport, dport, mark, uid, flowlabel]

reply

attributes: [rtm-family, rtm-dst-len, rtm-src-len, rtm-tos, rtm-table, rtm-protocol, rtm-scope, rtm-type, rtm-flags, dst, src, iif, oif, gateway, priority, prefsrc, metrics, multipath, flow, cacheinfo, table, mark, mfc-stats, via, newdst, pref, encap-type, encap, expires, pad, uid, ttl-propagate, ip-proto, sport, dport, nh-id, flowlabel]

dump

request

attributes: [rtm-family]

reply

attributes: [rtm-family, rtm-dst-len, rtm-src-len, rtm-tos, rtm-table, rtm-protocol, rtm-scope, rtm-type, rtm-flags, dst, src, iif, oif, gateway, priority, prefsrc, metrics, multipath, flow, cacheinfo, table, mark, mfc-stats, via, newdst, pref, encap-type, encap, expires, pad, uid, ttl-propagate, ip-proto, sport, dport, nh-id, flowlabel]

newroute ¶

Create a new route

attribute-set

fixed-header

do

request

attributes: [rtm-family, rtm-dst-len, rtm-src-len, rtm-tos, rtm-table, rtm-protocol, rtm-scope, rtm-type, rtm-flags, dst, src, iif, oif, gateway, priority, prefsrc, metrics, multipath, flow, cacheinfo, table, mark, mfc-stats, via, newdst, pref, encap-type, encap, expires, pad, uid, ttl-propagate, ip-proto, sport, dport, nh-id, flowlabel]

delroute ¶

Delete an existing route

attribute-set

fixed-header

do

request

attributes: [rtm-family, rtm-dst-len, rtm-src-len, rtm-tos, rtm-table, rtm-protocol, rtm-scope, rtm-type, rtm-flags, dst, src, iif, oif, gateway, priority, prefsrc, metrics, multipath, flow, cacheinfo, table, mark, mfc-stats, via, newdst, pref, encap-type, encap, expires, pad, uid, ttl-propagate, ip-proto, sport, dport, nh-id, flowlabel]

Definitions ¶

rtm-type ¶

name-prefix

rtn-

type

enum

entries

unspec
unicast
local
broadcast
anycast
multicast
blackhole
unreachable
prohibit
throw
nat
xresolve

rtmsg ¶

type

struct

members

rtm-family (u8)
rtm-dst-len (u8)
rtm-src-len (u8)
rtm-tos (u8)
rtm-table (u8)
rtm-protocol (u8)
rtm-scope (u8)
rtm-type (u8)
rtm-flags (u32)

rta-cacheinfo ¶

type

struct

members

rta-clntref (u32)
rta-lastuse (u32)
rta-expires (u32)
rta-error (u32)
rta-used (u32)

Attribute sets ¶

route-attrs ¶

dst (`binary`)¶

display-hint: ipv4

src (`binary`)¶

display-hint: ipv4

iif (`u32`)¶

oif (`u32`)¶

gateway (`binary`)¶

display-hint: ipv4

priority (`u32`)¶

prefsrc (`binary`)¶

display-hint: ipv4

metrics (`nest`)¶

nested-attributes: metrics

multipath (`binary`)¶

protoinfo (`binary`)¶

flow (`u32`)¶

cacheinfo (`binary`)¶

struct: rta-cacheinfo

session (`binary`)¶

mp-algo (`binary`)¶

table (`u32`)¶

mark (`u32`)¶

mfc-stats (`binary`)¶

via (`binary`)¶

newdst (`binary`)¶

pref (`u8`)¶

encap-type (`u16`)¶

encap (`binary`)¶

expires (`u32`)¶

pad (`binary`)¶

uid (`u32`)¶

ttl-propagate (`u8`)¶

ip-proto (`u8`)¶

sport (`u16`)¶

dport (`u16`)¶

nh-id (`u32`)¶

flowlabel (`u32`)¶

byte-order: big-endian
display-hint: hex

metrics ¶

unspec (`unused`)¶

value: 0

lock (`u32`)¶

mtu (`u32`)¶

window (`u32`)¶

rtt (`u32`)¶

rttvar (`u32`)¶

ssthresh (`u32`)¶

cwnd (`u32`)¶

advmss (`u32`)¶

reordering (`u32`)¶

hoplimit (`u32`)¶

initcwnd (`u32`)¶

features (`u32`)¶

rto-min (`u32`)¶

initrwnd (`u32`)¶

quickack (`u32`)¶

cc-algo (`string`)¶