The document discusses using netlink and netlink families to enable communication between the kernel and user space processes. Netlink allows a more flexible alternative to ioctl calls by providing a socket-based interface for exchanging information. Various netlink families exist for communicating with different kernel modules, including NETLINK_ROUTE for routing functions. The document then discusses using netlink and the arpd tool to dynamically update ARP and bridge forwarding database tables in response to layer 2 and layer 3 miss events. This allows maintaining overlay networks by handling ARP requests between network namespaces.