Communicating between the kernel and user-space in Linux using Netlink sockets

Software - Practice and Experience

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 797-810

  Neira Ayuso, Pablo ^a   Gasca, Rafael M ^a   Lefevre, Laurent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Kernel interfaces; Linux; Netlink

Indexed keywords

GOOD PRACTICES; KERNEL INTERFACES; LINUX; LINUX KERNEL; MESSAGING SYSTEM; NETLINK; SOFTWARE DEVELOPER;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS;

EID: 77957000080     PISSN: 00380644     EISSN: 1097024X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/spe.981     Document Type: Article

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