Netlink support on FreeBSD 13.2+
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- Rust
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Description
FreeBSD 13.2 (here x86_64-unknown-freebsd) gained the Netlink layer, which seems to be
supported today only for Linux-like and Fuschia.
Bindings at https://github.com/rust-netlink/netlink-sys need a couple of bits from libc to build, most notably PF_NETLINK, sockaddr_nl, SOL_NETLINK and friends.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No repository files or tests are named. Start by locating the platform-specific Rust libc bindings for FreeBSD and compare the existing Linux-like or Fuchsia Netlink support. Done means the requested FreeBSD 13.2+ Netlink definitions, including PF_NETLINK, sockaddr_nl, and SOL_NETLINK, let netlink-sys build.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100