On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:57:47 +0000 Bart Van Assche <bvanass...@acm.org> wrote:
> On 07/01/12 11:02, Vincent Bernat wrote: > > > NetSNMP contains several use of a netlink socket to gather information > > from the kernel for Linux: > > agent/mibgroup/etherlike-mib/data_access/dot3stats_linux.c > > agent/mibgroup/if-mib/data_access/interface_linux.c > > agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/data_access/arp_netlink.c > > agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/data_access/defaultrouter_linux.c > > agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/data_access/ipaddress_linux.c > > > > Moreover, dot3stats_linux.c contains functions extract from "libnetlink" > > (a "library" included with iproute package). I am about to add a third > > use of netlink (to get linkup/linkdown traps without using > > DISMAN-EVENT). > > > Are you familiar with libnl (http://www.infradead.org/~tgr/libnl/) ? > libnl is distributed under the LGPL license so it should be safe to use > that library in any project, including the BSD-licensed Net-SNMP > project. Every Linux distribution I'm familiar with includes that library. > > Bart. I am plan to remove the one one use of libnl from net-snmp! The reason is that libnl caching doesn't help net-snmp and the various versions of the API are different between different versions of libnl. The best netlink API for net-snmp would be libmnl, but not sure if adding another dependency would be a good thing. It would only be good if the existing code could be removed. Maintaining two versions of code is never good. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list Net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
