From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matti Aarnio Subject: No implementation of NETLINK_USERSOCK ? Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:15:12 +0200 Message-ID: <20071108151512.GY6372@mea-ext.zmailer.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from z2.cat.iki.fi ([212.16.98.133]:59309 "EHLO z2.cat.iki.fi" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756118AbXKHPPR (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:15:17 -0500 Received: (mea@mea-ext) by mail.zmailer.org id S3540067AbXKHPPM (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:15:12 +0200 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Some 6 months ago I asked about a way to make network protocol servers(s) that live in userspace, but whose application interface still uses kernel socket calls. I recall getting an answer that there is NETLINK_USERSOCK for that use. I have tried to have a look into what NETLINK_USERSOCK supplies to its users, but alas there appears to be no implementation at all in existence. Is it some sort of placeholder of things to implement some day ? /Matti Aarnio