libmnlxt is a user space (linux only) system library build on top of libmnl.
It provides functionality of iproute2 tools for system developers, available
via C API.
It allows you to configure the linux system or read it's configuration via Netlink.
The library is designed to be simple in use without deep knowledge of Netlink 
(see tests folder for examples).
It is also very flexible. You can use the core functionality with more control 
or you can take take the easy way by using combined functions.
The library is not 100% complete yet, but it is very easy to extend and to add 
new functionality.