Sebastian Smolorz wrote:
> Hello Jan,
> 
> we have got a new sensor which sends its data over ethernet, 
> unfortunately inside TCP/IP packets. We want to receive its data in RT 
> context, of course. I suspect RTnet has to be extended at this point to 
> handle TCP/IP traffic as high priority data.

If the sensor is not fixable, probably.

> 
> What would the best solution look like? Implement a new file 
> stack/ipv4/tcp.c?
> 

Indeed, the RTnet stack and RTDM should already provide the required
framework. But implementing that new file means realizing at least a
notable subset of the TCP state machine while ensuring that its behavior
remains predictable even in case of errors and, of course, keeping
compatibility with what your favorite target device expects.

Jan

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