netdev - Re: Using netlink for intra-kernel requests?

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Message-ID: <87bpi8mfur.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:33:48 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Jon Loeliger <jdl@...footnetworks.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Using netlink for intra-kernel requests?

Jon Loeliger <jdl@...footnetworks.com> 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@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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