Subject: Re: sockets in AF_LINK family ?
To: None <tech-net@NetBSD.org>
From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 03/20/2005 08:59:56
At 11:24 PM 3/19/2005, David Young wrote:
>On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 02:04:26PM -0500, Dheeraj S wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >    Is is possible to create sockets in the AF_LINK/PF_LINK family ?
> > for example,
> >         socket(PF_LINK, SOCK_DGRAM/SOCK_RAW, 0).
>
>Not yet.  It is a very desirable feature, to me.  Do you think you will
>send a patch?

Ummm, that's why there is bpf(4).  Prior art in this area would be
AF_DLI from Tru64/ULTRIX.


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