Re: [PATCH] Add nl_open to libnetlink

[Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 15:56:02 +0900
Masahide NAKAMURA <nakam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello Stephen and Herbert,
> 
> > > > On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 19:46:32 +1000
> > > > Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > I'm in the process of writing two new modules fo ip(8), ippolicy and
> > > > > ipstate which will be a NETLINK based replacement for setkey.
> > > > > 
> > > > > In order to do so, I need to get libnetlink to speak the XFRM 
> > > > > protocol.
> > > > > Thus I've added a new nl_open function which allows the protocol to
> > > > > be specified.
> > > > 
> > > > I agree with it.
> > > > 
> > > > Anyway, I have code for ip(8) for similar reason.
> 
> I've updated the patch and it can build with 2.6.7 kernel headers.
> Can you check it?
> 
> http://www.linux-ipv6.org/~nakam/ipxfrm-20040707_2.diff
> 

Got it, it builds and is in the current bk tree; will go out with next snapshot
this week.