From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andi Kleen Subject: Re: Using netlink for intra-kernel requests? Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:33:48 +0100 Message-ID: <87bpi8mfur.fsf@basil.nowhere.org> References: <1260308546.29528.27.camel@jdl-desktop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: Jon Loeliger Return-path: Received: from one.firstfloor.org ([213.235.205.2]:41576 "EHLO one.firstfloor.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755848AbZLINdm (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Dec 2009 08:33:42 -0500 In-Reply-To: <1260308546.29528.27.camel@jdl-desktop> (Jon Loeliger's message of "Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:42:26 -0600") Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Jon Loeliger writes: > > I tried to read through some of the similar routing bits, but > even they confess that they "should use netlink", but then doesn't. That was the great plan at some point, but it never happened. > > I feel like I am missing or don't know where to find the > documentation for the intra-kernel netlink messaging. I don't think the kernel uses intra kernel netlink normally, just tends to call functions directly. That's more efficient anyways. -Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.