Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Signalling from kernel | From | Andi Kleen <> | Date | 15 Apr 1997 14:41:33 +0200 |
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Mark Hemment <markhe@nextd.demon.co.uk> writes:
> Hi Claus, > > On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, Claus Schroeter wrote: > > I think implementing a kernel->user channel would be a really good thing. > > (Lets think about it :-) ) > > I've just remembered, there is 'something' available, the LiS (Linux > STREAMS project). I can't find my reference to it, but I believe they now > have it working. > OK, I've heard all the inefficient stories about STREAMS, but it can be > used for a kernel->user channel (this is how "syslog" is implemented on > several UNIX OSes).
The linux netlink device is much more efficient and used for this stuff (e.g. reading of routing tables from the routing daemon).
-Andi ------------------------------------------------------------------
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