From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Cc5NW-0001AY-Hu for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 08 Dec 2004 09:13:26 -0800 Received: from pike.sandelman.ca ([205.150.200.164]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.41) id 1Cc5NV-0000e7-5W for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 08 Dec 2004 09:13:26 -0800 Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Re: What to do with uml_switch? In-Reply-To: Message from "Steve Schmidtke" of "Tue, 07 Dec 2004 16:06:44 GMT." References: Message-ID: <7044.1102525892@marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> From: Michael Richardson Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 10:11:32 -0700 To: Steve Schmidtke Cc: blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it, kraxel@bytesex.org, uml@uxu.ch, jdike@addtoit.com, user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>> "Steve" == Steve Schmidtke writes: Steve> Agreed, it would be an unwieldy solution. And it's obvious Steve> you need fine grained control to manage packets in your test Steve> environment, sorry if it sounded like I was telling you what Steve> you should do. What I was trying to point out (and thinking Steve> out loud) is that an ARP generator can be connected *to* Steve> uml_switch, it doesn't have to be built *into* uml_switch. Yes, that could be done. If you needed more sophistication than we have, then you'd want to do exactly that. Steve> Strip down the UML kernel's daemon_user.c and what you have Steve> is a framework to talk socket datagrams to a uml_switch. Add That's probably not the best idea. We put the interfaces in two places right now... Best would be if a refactored uml_switch exported an interface that replaced daemon_user.c :-) - -- ] ON HUMILITY: to err is human. To moo, bovine. | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Xelerance Corporation, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr@xelerance.com http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/mcr/ |device driver[ ] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys iQCVAwUBQbc1w4qHRg3pndX9AQGyIgQAgnkAvJ1JWlsugt+VwwJz5Qg/qvv81lXa nxrZ7gHWo4qn4oKE0bQS7FWgdNLnFbFm2Ii7VwYUQs9XVrYkIv0LN+DfjpRhBA3g DB/KvaBkAAm6WNpRaoQ5hhKiBAtRE/ej3Wp/IU7EVw0Zz7e1OqplZUFlJ8dYvth4 kXOxWroli5Q= =Izak -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel