Re: Any good _online_ kernel BSD sockets reference out there??

From: Andi Kleen (ak@suse.de)
Date: Thu Aug 31 2000 - 16:54:12 EDT

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    On Thu, Aug 31, 2000 at 08:34:04AM -0700, Ivan Passos wrote:
    >
    > On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Alan Cox wrote:
    >
    > > > BSD sockets in the kernel?? I'm trying to learn how to implement a
    > > > "raw" network point-to-point interface (i.e. no protocols, just data), but
    > > > I'm having trouble understanding what I need to change or do.
    > >
    > > Implement just the hardware driver. Open an AF_PACKET socket to it
    >
    > What I still don't understand is how the network layer will pass the
    > request directly to the driver _without_ goind through the INET (IP)
    > layer ... Do you know of any src code that I could use as a reference??
    > Src code that does the "request passing" would be good too ... :)

    Most of your questions should be answered in packet(7)

    In future please try to consult the available documentation before asking
    user questions on the kernel list.

    Thanks,

    -Andi
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