// netlink attributes are in LTV(length, type and value) format.

		// STEP 1. parse length [2 bytes]
		if err := binary.Read(reader, binary.NativeEndian, &length); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		// STEP 2. parse type   [2 bytes]
		if err := binary.Read(reader, binary.NativeEndian, &attrType); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		// STEP 3. adjust the length