linux-kernel - Re: New Address Family: Inter Process Networking (IPN)

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Date:	Thu, 6 Dec 2007 17:35:38 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Renzo Davoli <renzo@...unibo.it>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: New Address Family: Inter Process Networking (IPN)

> "This document describes Linux Netlink, which is used in Linux both as
>    an intra-kernel messaging system as well as between kernel and user
>    space."

It can be used between user space daemons as well. In fact it is.
e.g. they often listen to each other's messages.

-Andi

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