diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66cf2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ynl.a
+*.o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile.deps b/Makefile.deps
index c760d9c..75b437e 100644
--- a/Makefile.deps
+++ b/Makefile.deps
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CFLAGS_ethtool:=$(call get_hdr_inc,_LINUX_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H_,ethtool_netlink.h)
 CFLAGS_handshake:=$(call get_hdr_inc,_LINUX_HANDSHAKE_H,handshake.h)
 CFLAGS_mptcp_pm:=$(call get_hdr_inc,_LINUX_MPTCP_PM_H,mptcp_pm.h)
 CFLAGS_netdev:=$(call get_hdr_inc,_LINUX_NETDEV_H,netdev.h)
+CFLAGS_nlctrl:=$(call get_hdr_inc,__LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H,genetlink.h)
 CFLAGS_nfsd:=$(call get_hdr_inc,_LINUX_NFSD_NETLINK_H,nfsd_netlink.h)
 CFLAGS_ovs_datapath:=$(call get_hdr_inc,__LINUX_OPENVSWITCH_H,openvswitch.h)
 CFLAGS_ovs_flow:=$(call get_hdr_inc,__LINUX_OPENVSWITCH_H,openvswitch.h)
diff --git a/uapi/linux/genetlink.h b/uapi/linux/genetlink.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddba3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uapi/linux/genetlink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+#ifndef _UAPI__LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+#define _UAPI__LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+
+#define GENL_NAMSIZ	16	/* length of family name */
+
+#define GENL_MIN_ID	NLMSG_MIN_TYPE
+#define GENL_MAX_ID	1023
+
+struct genlmsghdr {
+	__u8	cmd;
+	__u8	version;
+	__u16	reserved;
+};
+
+#define GENL_HDRLEN	NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct genlmsghdr))
+
+#define GENL_ADMIN_PERM		0x01
+#define GENL_CMD_CAP_DO		0x02
+#define GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP	0x04
+#define GENL_CMD_CAP_HASPOL	0x08
+#define GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM	0x10
+
+/*
+ * List of reserved static generic netlink identifiers:
+ */
+#define GENL_ID_CTRL		NLMSG_MIN_TYPE
+#define GENL_ID_VFS_DQUOT	(NLMSG_MIN_TYPE + 1)
+#define GENL_ID_PMCRAID		(NLMSG_MIN_TYPE + 2)
+/* must be last reserved + 1 */
+#define GENL_START_ALLOC	(NLMSG_MIN_TYPE + 3)
+
+/**************************************************************************
+ * Controller
+ **************************************************************************/
+
+enum {
+	CTRL_CMD_UNSPEC,
+	CTRL_CMD_NEWFAMILY,
+	CTRL_CMD_DELFAMILY,
+	CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY,
+	CTRL_CMD_NEWOPS,
+	CTRL_CMD_DELOPS,
+	CTRL_CMD_GETOPS,
+	CTRL_CMD_NEWMCAST_GRP,
+	CTRL_CMD_DELMCAST_GRP,
+	CTRL_CMD_GETMCAST_GRP, /* unused */
+	CTRL_CMD_GETPOLICY,
+	__CTRL_CMD_MAX,
+};
+
+#define CTRL_CMD_MAX (__CTRL_CMD_MAX - 1)
+
+enum {
+	CTRL_ATTR_UNSPEC,
+	CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID,
+	CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME,
+	CTRL_ATTR_VERSION,
+	CTRL_ATTR_HDRSIZE,
+	CTRL_ATTR_MAXATTR,
+	CTRL_ATTR_OPS,
+	CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GROUPS,
+	CTRL_ATTR_POLICY,
+	CTRL_ATTR_OP_POLICY,
+	CTRL_ATTR_OP,
+	__CTRL_ATTR_MAX,
+};
+
+#define CTRL_ATTR_MAX (__CTRL_ATTR_MAX - 1)
+
+enum {
+	CTRL_ATTR_OP_UNSPEC,
+	CTRL_ATTR_OP_ID,
+	CTRL_ATTR_OP_FLAGS,
+	__CTRL_ATTR_OP_MAX,
+};
+
+#define CTRL_ATTR_OP_MAX (__CTRL_ATTR_OP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum {
+	CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_UNSPEC,
+	CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_NAME,
+	CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_ID,
+	__CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_MAX,
+};
+
+#define CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_MAX (__CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum {
+	CTRL_ATTR_POLICY_UNSPEC,
+	CTRL_ATTR_POLICY_DO,
+	CTRL_ATTR_POLICY_DUMP,
+
+	__CTRL_ATTR_POLICY_DUMP_MAX,
+	CTRL_ATTR_POLICY_DUMP_MAX = __CTRL_ATTR_POLICY_DUMP_MAX - 1
+};
+
+#define CTRL_ATTR_POLICY_MAX (__CTRL_ATTR_POLICY_DUMP_MAX - 1)
+
+#endif /* _UAPI__LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */