diff --git a/modules/axnet/src/netlink.rs b/modules/axnet/src/netlink.rs
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+
+
+
+pub struct NlSocket {
+}
+
+impl NlSocket {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        NlSocket {}
+    }
+
+}