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diff --git a/doc/kernel.texi b/doc/kernel.texi deleted file mode 100644 index e58ade5a85..0000000000 --- a/doc/kernel.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -@node Kernel Interface -@chapter Kernel Interface - -There are several different methods for reading kernel routing table -information, updating kernel routing tables, and for looking up -interfaces. - -@table @samp - -@item ioctl -The @samp{ioctl} method is a very traditional way for reading or writing -kernel information. @samp{ioctl} can be used for looking up interfaces -and for modifying interface addresses, flags, mtu settings and other -types of information. Also, @samp{ioctl} can insert and delete kernel -routing table entries. It will soon be available on almost any platform -which zebra supports, but it is a little bit ugly thus far, so if a -better method is supported by the kernel, zebra will use that. - -@item sysctl -@samp{sysctl} can lookup kernel information using MIB (Management -Information Base) syntax. Normally, it only provides a way of getting -information from the kernel. So one would usually want to change kernel -information using another method such as @samp{ioctl}. - -@item proc filesystem -@samp{proc filesystem} provides an easy way of getting kernel -information. - -@item routing socket - -@item netlink -On recent Linux kernels (2.0.x and 2.2.x), there is a kernel/user -communication support called @code{netlink}. It makes asynchronous -communication between kernel and Frr possible, similar to a routing -socket on BSD systems. - -Before you use this feature, be sure to select (in kernel configuration) -the kernel/netlink support option 'Kernel/User network link driver' and -'Routing messages'. - -Today, the /dev/route special device file is obsolete. Netlink -communication is done by reading/writing over netlink socket. - -After the kernel configuration, please reconfigure and rebuild Frr. -You can use netlink as a dynamic routing update channel between Frr -and the kernel. -@end table |
