Re: Existing netlink kernel <--> kernel communication

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Luis,

> Was curious if there are existing use cases of netlink for kernel <-->
> kernel communication rather than the typical kernel <--> userspace.
> The original RFC 3549 [1] does specify it could have been used for
> "intra-kernel messaging", but am just not aware of existing use cases.
> A pointer could help.

I would use direct function calls for kernel to kernel communication. No
need to put any messaging system in between.

Regards

Marcel


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