From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Arvid Brodin Subject: Re: Netlink for kernel<->user space communication? Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 18:43:23 +0000 Message-ID: <4FA817C8.9040204@xdin.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Cc: "netdev@vger.kernel.org" To: Stephen Hemminger Return-path: Received: from spam1.webland.se ([91.207.112.90]:62774 "EHLO spam1.webland.se" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755028Ab2EGSnZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 May 2012 14:43:25 -0400 Content-Language: en-US Content-ID: Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: T24gVHVlLCAyNCBBcHIgMjAxMiAxNjo1Nzo1NSAtMDcwMA0KU3RlcGhlbiBIZW1taW5nZXIgPHNo ZW1taW5nZXJAeHh4eHh4eHh4eD4gd3JvdGU6DQo+IE9uIFR1ZSwgMjQgQXByIDIwMTIgMjM6NTI6 MzQgKzAwMDANCj4gQXJ2aWQgQnJvZGluIDxBcnZpZC5Ccm9kaW5AeHh4eHh4eHg+IHdyb3RlOg0K PiANCj4+IEhpLg0KPj4gDQo+PiBJJ20gd3JpdGluZyBhIGtlcm5lbCBkcml2ZXIgZm9yIHRoZSBI U1IgcHJvdG9jb2wsIGEgc3RhbmRhcmQgZm9yIGhpZ2ggYXZhaWxhYmlsaXR5DQo+PiBuZXR3b3Jr cy4gSSB3YW50IHRvIHNlbmQgbWVzc2FnZXMgZnJvbSB0aGUga2VybmVsIHRvIHVzZXIgc3BhY2Ug YWJvdXQgYnJva2VuIG5ldHdvcmsNCj4+IGxpbmtzLiBJIGFsc28gd2FudCB1c2VyIHNwYWNlIHRv IGJlIGFibGUgdG8gYXNrIHRoZSBrZXJuZWwgYWJvdXQgaXRzIHZpZXcgb2YgdGhlIHN0YXR1cyBv Zg0KPj4gbm9kZXMgb24gdGhlIG5ldHdvcmsuDQo+PiANCj4+IE5ldGxpbmsgc2VlbXMgbGlrZSBh IGdvb2QgdG9vbCBmb3IgdGhpcy4gKElzIGl0PykNCj4gDQo+IFllcy4NCj4gDQo+PiBCdXQgZG8g SSB1c2UgcmF3IG5ldGxpbms/IChEZXNjcmliZWQgaGVyZTogaHR0cDovL3d3dy5saW51eGpvdXJu YWwuY29tL2FydGljbGUvNzM1NiAtIGJ1dA0KPj4gdGhpcyBzZWVtcyBhIGJpdCBvdXQgb2YgZGF0 ZSwgdGhlIGtlcm5lbCBBUEkgZGVzY3JpcHRpb24gZGlmZmVycyBmcm9tIHRvZGF5J3Mga2VybmVs DQo+PiBpbXBsZW1lbnRhdGlvbi4pDQo+IA0KPiBOby4gWW91ciBkcml2ZXIgcHJvYmFibHkgbG9v a3MgbGlrZSBhIGRldmljZSBzbyB5b3Ugc2hvdWxkIGJlDQo+IHVzaW5nIHJ0bmV0bGluayBtZXNz YWdlcy4NCg0KSSdtIGFscmVhZHkgdXNpbmcgcnRuZXRsaW5rIG1lc3NhZ2VzIHRvIGFkZCBhbmQg cmVtb3ZlIG15IGRldmljZSwgd2hpY2ggd29ya3MgZmluZSAoc2VlDQplLmcuIGh0dHA6Ly93d3cu c3Bpbmljcy5uZXQvbGlzdHMvbmV0ZGV2L21zZzE5MjgxNy5odG1sIC0gYWx0aG91Z2ggSSBkaWRu J3QgdGhpbmsgaXQNCm1lYW5pbmdmdWwgdG8gaW5jbHVkZSB0aGUgaXByb3V0ZTIgcGF0Y2ggaGVy ZSwgdW50aWwgdGhlIGtlcm5lbCBwYXJ0IGlzIHJlYWR5KS4NCg0KVGhlIHByb3RvY29sIHNwZWNp ZmllcyB0cmFuc21pc3Npb24gb2YgInN1cGVydmlzaW9uIGZyYW1lcyIgZXZlcnkgMiBzZWNvbmRz LCBlLmcuIHRvIGNoZWNrDQpsaW5rIGludGVncml0eS4gRXZlcnkgc3VjaCBmcmFtZSBzaG91bGQg YmUgcmVjZWl2ZWQgZnJvbSB0d28gZGlyZWN0aW9ucyBpbiB0aGUgcmluZyAtIGlmDQpvbmx5IG9u ZSBpcyByZWNlaXZlZCwgdGhlbiB0aGVyZSBpcyBhIGxpbmsgcHJvYmxlbS4NCg0KSSdkIGxpa2Ug dG8gbm90aWZ5IHVzZXIgc3BhY2UgYWJvdXQgZXZlcnkgc3VjaCBvY2N1cmVuY2UuIElzIHRoZXJl IGEgcnRuZXRsaW5rIG1lc3NhZ2UNCnR5cGUgdGhhdCBmaXRzIHRoaXM/IFRoZSBzdHVmZiBpbiBy dG5ldGxpbmsuaCBzZWVtcyB0byBiZSBtb3N0bHkgY29uY2VybmVkIHdpdGggc3BlY2lmaWMNCnVz ZXIgc3BhY2UgY29tbWFuZHMgKHRoZXJlIGlzIHNvbWV0aGluZyBjYWxsZWQgUlROTEdSUF9OT1RJ RlkgYnV0IEkgY291bGRuJ3QgZmluZCBhbnkNCmluc3RhbmNlcyBvZiBpdCBiZWluZyB1c2VkIGlu IHRoZSBrZXJuZWwsIG5vciBhbnkgZG9jdW1lbnRhdGlvbikuDQoNCg0KPj4gT3IgZG8gSSB1c2Ug dGhlICJLZXJuZWwgQ29ubmVjdG9yIiAoRG9jdW1lbnRhdGlvbi9jb25uZWN0b3IvY29ubmVjdG9y LnR4dCk/DQo+IG5vLg0KDQpZb3VyIHJlcGx5IGRpZG4ndCByZWFjaCBtZSBmb3Igc29tZSByZWFz b24gLSBJIGZvdW5kIGl0IGp1c3QgeWVzdGVyZGF5IG9uIHNwaW5pY3MgLSBhbmQgaW4NCnRoZSBt ZWFudGltZSBJJ3ZlIGltcGxlbWVudGVkIHRoZSBub3RpZmljYXRpb24gdXNpbmcgdGhlIGNvbm5l Y3RvciBwcm90b2NvbC4uLiA6LXwNCg0KDQotLSANCkFydmlkIEJyb2Rpbg0KRW5lYSBTZXJ2aWNl cyBTdG9ja2hvbG0gQUIgLSBzaW5jZSBGZWJydWFyeSAxNiBhIHBhcnQgb2YgWGRpbiBpbiB0aGUg QWx0ZW4gR3JvdXAuIFNvb24gd2UNCndpbGwgYmUgd29ya2luZyB1bmRlciB0aGUgY29tbW9uIGJy YW5kIG5hbWUgWGRpbi4gUmVhZCBtb3JlIGF0IHd3dy54ZGluLmNvbS4=