-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Just FYI, with the current getaddrinfo code it is even more critical to get to a point where I can cache network interface information and query the kernel whether it changed. We now have to read the RTM_GETADDR tables for every lookup. It was more limited with the old, incomplete implementation.
Even if it's something as simple as a RTM_SEQUENCE request which returns a number that is bumped at every interface change. Related: I need to know about the device type (the ARPHRD_* values) to determine whether a device is for a native transport or a tunnel. What I currently do is: - - at the beginning I get information about all interfaces using RTM_GETADDR - - them later I have to find the device type by + reading the RTM_GETLINK data to get to the device name + then using the name and ioctl(SIOCGIFHWADDR) I get the device type It would be so much nicer if the device type would be part of the RTM_GETADDR data, or at least the RTM_GETLINK data. Any help on any of these issues? - -- ➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHO2HI2ijCOnn/RHQRAtQQAJ0QV6j/BKFmN5nWugrQ/zXf0cCu9wCffRYT +aXv6y5S1m5iwR7gVfOhp9A= =Uf3i -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
