Regarding about NETLINK implmentation

["Jonathan Khoo" <jonath-k@is.aist-nara.ac.jp>]

Hi guys,

I have several questions regarding about NETLINK implementation. I hoped
someone can show me some pointers here:

1. What's the philosophy behind using iovec or the ancillary data for
passing messages? How do we decide which is better or perhaps more
appropriate to use?

2. Can I have 2 struct iovec in a msghdr?

3. Is NETLINK similar, in a loose sense, to PF_ROUTE for BSD?

Thanks for any replies.

Cheers,
Jonathan


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