Re: allocating netlink families?

[Dan Kegel]

David S. Miller wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:43:20 -0800
> Dan Kegel <dkegel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> > Has there been any discussion of how one should pick
> > netlink family numbers for new stuff like netkeeper?
> > Sure, everyone could use NETLINK_USERSOCK, but
> > that means only one new netlink module could be resident at a time...
>
>
> When it's determined to be useful and to be added to
> the main kernel sources, we'll allocate a number.
> Before that time, there is no need to allocate.  We'd
> run out quickly if everyone with a funny netlink thing they
> wanted to do asked for a number.

I guess I was really wondering what somebody who wants to
use two netlink things in the same system should do.  Steal
family 31, I suppose.  Ah, well.
I'll just happily use NETLINK_USERSOCK, and won't ask about
clashes until I really run into one.

- Dan


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