Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:29:55 +1030 | | From | David Newall <> | | Subject | Re: New Address Family: Inter Process Networking (IPN) | |
Kyle Moffett wrote:
> On Dec 06, 2007, at 00:30:16, Renzo Davoli wrote:
>> AF_IPN is different. AF_IPN is the broadcast and peer-to-peer
>> extension of AF_UNIX. It supports communication among *user* processes.
>
> Ok, you say it's different, but then you describe how IP unicast and
> broadcast work.
Renzo also described something new (in the socket() arena): the
multi-reader, multi-writer is just not available in IP.
I wonder if this solves the same problem as d-bus?
> So if you really think this is something that belongs in the kernel
> you need to provide much more detailed descriptions and use-cases for
> why it cannot be implemented in user-space or with small modifications
> to existing UDP/TCP networking.
I would strengthen this sentiment: If you think something belongs in the
kernel, you need to argue your case (provide much more detailed
descriptions and use-cases.)
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