Re: [PATCH][ATM] use rtnl_{lock,unlock} during device operations (take 2)

[chas williams <chas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <20030606.085558.56056656.davem@xxxxxxxxxx>,"David S. Miller" writes
:
>   From: Werner Almesberger <wa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:54:16 -0300
>
>   (If you want to keep Chas busy, the communication between
>   the kernel and its demons may be a much more interesting
>   topic ;-)
>   
>Tell me it at least uses netlink ;(

so i was doing a bit of thinking about this netlink conversion for signalling
(and lane and clip and br2684).  would i create a new family for each like
NETLINK_SIGNALLING, NETLINK_LANE, or create a single new family NETLINK_ATM
and multiplex nlmsg_type, or use the existing NETLINK_USERSOCK?