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/* This example is placed in the public domain. */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <time.h>

#include <libmnl/libmnl.h>
#include <linux/netlink.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	struct mnl_socket *nl;
	char buf[MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE];
	int ret;

	nl = mnl_socket_open(NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT);
	if (nl == NULL) {
		perror("mnl_socket_open");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}

	/* There is one single group in kobject over netlink */
	if (mnl_socket_bind(nl, (1<<0), MNL_SOCKET_AUTOPID) < 0) {
		perror("mnl_socket_bind");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}

	ret = mnl_socket_recvfrom(nl, buf, sizeof(buf));
	while (ret > 0) {
		int i;

		/* kobject uses a string based protocol, with no initial
		 * netlink header.
		 */
		for (i=0; i<ret; i++)
			printf("%c", buf[i]);

		printf("\n");
		ret = mnl_socket_recvfrom(nl, buf, sizeof(buf));
	}
	if (ret == -1) {
		perror("error");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}

	mnl_socket_close(nl);

	return 0;
}