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SubjectRe: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel
Hi!

> > My vote would be for a new socket family for the low-level protocol,
> > with room for extension later to support the advanced features.
> >
> > This should be one of the simplest socket implementations possible, if
> > you just need to send and receive 32 bit words, and can bind to a
> > a set of labels for rx as you described above.
> >
> > The only possible concern I see with that interface is slightly higher
> > latency than what you would be able to get with a straight read/write
> > based character device.
> >
> Any further feedback on this ?
>
> Key question: Would a new address family have a chance of being accepted ?

Yes... that seems like cleanest way to implement it.

Pavel
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