+/*
+ * nl_addraw_l copies raw form the netlink message buffer into netlink
+ * message header pointer. It ensures the aligned data buffer does not
+ * override past max length.
+ * return value is 0 if its successful
+ */
+extern bool nl_addraw_l(struct nlmsghdr *n, unsigned int maxlen,
+ const void *data, unsigned int len);
+/*
+ * nl_rta_put - add an additional optional attribute(rtattr) to the
+ * Netlink message buffer.
+ *
+ * Returns true if the attribute could be added to the message (fits into the
+ * buffer), otherwise false is returned.
+ */
+extern bool nl_rta_put(struct rtattr *rta, unsigned int maxlen, int type,
+ const void *data, int alen);
+extern bool nl_rta_put16(struct rtattr *rta, unsigned int maxlen, int type,
+ uint16_t data);
+extern bool nl_rta_put64(struct rtattr *rta, unsigned int maxlen, int type,
+ uint64_t data);
+/*
+ * nl_rta_nest - start an additional optional attribute (rtattr) nest.
+ *
+ * Returns a valid pointer to the beginning of the nest if the attribute
+ * describing the nest could be added to the message (fits into the buffer),
+ * otherwise NULL is returned.
+ */
+extern struct rtattr *nl_rta_nest(struct rtattr *rta, unsigned int maxlen,
+ int type);
+/*
+ * nl_rta_nest_end - finalize nesting of an aditionl optionl attributes.
+ *
+ * Updates the length field of the attribute header to include the appeneded
+ * attributes. Returns a total length of the Netlink message.
+ */
+extern int nl_rta_nest_end(struct rtattr *rta, struct rtattr *nest);