Re: New Address Family: Inter Process Networking (IPN)

[David Newall]

Andi Kleen wrote:
> > Renzo also described something new (in the socket() arena): the 
> > multi-reader, multi-writer is just not available in IP.
> >     
>
> How is that different from a multicast group?
>   

Good question.  I don't know much about multicast IP.  It's a bit new 
for me.  I knew it uses Martian addresses!  After a little reading, I 
now know that it does allow many to many communication.

Renzo's IPN is a local protocol--you can't multicast to localhost.
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