On Tuesday, 08/18/2020 at 01:47 GMT, Ursula Braun <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Probably not: Either there is a good idea why to include 
message_send2way into
> the standard socket interface AF_IUCV, or there is a new kernel module 
for
> communication with the TCPIP service, built on top of net/iucv/iucv.c 
similar
> to other specific IUCV exploiters like drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c,
> drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c, drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c, 
drivers/tty/hvc/...

But imagine what you could do if an AF_INET/AF_INET6 provider could be 
configured to simply acts as a shim layer, redirecting all AF_INET and 
AF_INET6 socket calls to the VM TCPIP machine.  Linux's own TCP/IP stack 
would be effectively inop. That would enable almost any Linux network app 
to work on behalf of VM.  The possibilities are tantalizing.

Alan Altmark

Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant
IBM Systems Lab Services
IBM Z Delivery Practice
ibm.com/systems/services/labservices
office: 607.429.3323
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IBM Endicott


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