Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750896AbWC1B7c (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:59:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750903AbWC1B7c (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:59:32 -0500 Received: from CyborgDefenseSystems.Corporatebeast.com ([64.62.148.172]:18696 "EHLO arnor.apana.org.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750889AbWC1B7c (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:59:32 -0500 From: Herbert Xu To: edwardspec@yahoo.com (Edward Chernenko) Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.15] Adding kernel-level identd dispatcher Cc: jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Organization: Core In-Reply-To: <20060326194904.24112.qmail@web37702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-Newsgroups: apana.lists.os.linux.kernel User-Agent: tin/1.7.4-20040225 ("Benbecula") (UNIX) (Linux/2.4.27-hx-1-686-smp (i686)) Message-Id: Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:59:22 +1100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 862 Lines: 24 Edward Chernenko wrote: > > Comparing with khttpd, we have no need to make > transfers between > userspace and kernelspace; additionally, ident daemon > depends on > kernel connections table. This is very efficient to > avoid using proc > interface by userspace program here. Check out the pidentd in Debian. It uses netlink instead of procfs which is much more scalable. Cheers, -- Visit Openswan at http://www.openswan.org/ Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt - 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/