netdev - Re: ss: Checking selected network ports

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Date:   Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:32:46 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Josh Hunt <johunt@...mai.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ss: Checking selected network ports

> If you use netlink operations directly, you can have the kernel filter
> on various criteria and only get the socket entries you are interested in.

I suggest to take another look at software design options.


> This whole discussion has zero to do with what text format 'ss' outputs.

Is there a need to improve the software documentation any further?

Which programming interface should be used to check the receive queue
for a single port (without retrieving more network data before)?

Regards,
Markus