Re: epoll on netlink sockets

2010-04-03 Thread Harishkumar V
et is used to talk to modules that are built into the > kernel. > > > > I am not familiar with netlink, but by looking at the code example in > > "man netlink" which use recvmsg(), I am pretty confidence it is > > epoll-able. Probably the exception is rtnetlin

Re: epoll on netlink sockets

2010-04-02 Thread Radhesh Kamath
> > I am not familiar with netlink, but by looking at the code example in > "man netlink" which use recvmsg(), I am pretty confidence it is > epoll-able. Probably the exception is rtnetlink. Hi Mulyadi, thanks for the answer. Indeed netlink sockets are epoll-able -- I just got

Re: epoll on netlink sockets

2010-04-02 Thread Mulyadi Santosa
Hi Radhesh On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 06:27, Radhesh Kamath wrote: > The question is, is it possible to do epoll on a netlink socket ? > The netlink socket is used to talk to modules that are built into the kernel. I am not familiar with netlink, but by looking at the code example in "man netlink" w

epoll on netlink sockets

2010-04-02 Thread Radhesh Kamath
Hi Folks, This is not strictly a kernel-related question, so I hope it will still be entertained... The question is, is it possible to do epoll on a netlink socket ? The netlink socket is used to talk to modules that are built into the kernel. Best, Radhesh -- To unsubscribe from this list: sen