Re: [PATCH] sockreg2.4.5-05 inet[6]_create() register/unregister

David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:52:31 -0700 (PDT)

Alexander Viro writes:
> Erm... What stops those who want to do such implementations
> from using AF_PACKET and handling the whole thing in userland?

Nothing stops them, except the fact that this would be inefficient as
hell. Streams would be quicker :-)

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com
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