Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269232AbTGZTsI (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Jul 2003 15:48:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269291AbTGZTsI (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Jul 2003 15:48:08 -0400 Received: from outpost.ds9a.nl ([213.244.168.210]:55467 "EHLO outpost.ds9a.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269232AbTGZTqY (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Jul 2003 15:46:24 -0400 Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 22:01:36 +0200 From: bert hubert To: VaX#n8 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: multiple readers for stack-processed net traffic Message-ID: <20030726200135.GA16470@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mail-Followup-To: bert hubert , VaX#n8 , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20030726185155.749E63006@carolina.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030726185155.749E63006@carolina.rr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 917 Lines: 22 On Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 02:51:55PM -0400, VaX#n8 wrote: > Hi, I'd like to be able to create a second "tap" for application data that > presents data exactly as the application sees it, and in such a way that > guarantees that both applications read the data before it is freed or > acknowledged. I have skimmed the Coriolis book on the 2.0 IP stacks (yes, Are you very sure you need this? I see heaps of issues. Why not do a userspace proxy? Even that would not be trivial btw, you'd need to buffer etc. Regards, bert -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Open source, database driven DNS Software http://lartc.org Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/