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Re: netlink drops messages.

To: jleu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: netlink drops messages.
From: kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:32:24 +0300 (MSK)
Cc: gleb@xxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20010116121252.B1299@doit.wisc.edu> from "James R. Leu" at Jan 16, 1 12:12:52 pm
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Hello!

> Are you saying that an application should not rely on netlink to deliver
> accurate and complete information about interface or routing changes?
> AND that re-reading the entire route table or interface table is the correct
> solution to this problem?

"Reliable" delivery without retransmissions is possible provided
you have infinite amount of memory. 8)8)8)

You never have and ENOBUFS provides necessary retransmission logic.

Alexey

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