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

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Message-ID: <475875F9.3090503@davidnewall.com>
Date:	Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:51:45 +1030
From:	David Newall <david@...idnewall.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>,
	Renzo Davoli <renzo@...unibo.it>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: New Address Family: Inter Process Networking (IPN)

Andi Kleen wrote:
>> Renzo also described something new (in the socket() arena): the 
>> multi-reader, multi-writer is just not available in IP.
>>     
>
> How is that different from a multicast group?
>   

Good question.  I don't know much about multicast IP.  It's a bit new 
for me.  I knew it uses Martian addresses!  After a little reading, I 
now know that it does allow many to many communication.

Renzo's IPN is a local protocol--you can't multicast to localhost.
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