linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] AF_RXRPC socket family implementation [try #2]

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Message-Id: <20070319.121958.48807741.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:19:58 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dhowells@...hat.com
Cc:	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, mrmacman_g4@....com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, herbert.xu@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@...radead.org,
	arjan@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] AF_RXRPC socket family implementation [try
 #2] 

From: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:41:38 +0000

> Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> > So use SOCK_DGRAM, its clearly near enough.
> 
> No, it's not.  SOCK_DGRAM is an unreliable, unidirectional datagram passing
> service.

David we're not looking for a precise match, so please stop
discussing this in those terms.  We're looking for something
close enough.

The more and more I read Alan's arguments and your resistence to
his logic, the more I side with Alan.  He's definitely right on
all the basic counts here.
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