> Supposedly all network connections use this interface (TCP, UDP, LP).
What is LP?...
LP is a special protocol written by the Plan9 team that is something in between TCP and UPD. They wanted a reliable stream but as fast as UDP and a few other benefits. They said TCP was too slow. I'm not sure if it's justified, and I wasn't planning on implementing it. I could since according to them it's about half the code length as the TCP protocol and a lot simpler. They developed it specifically for remote commands from what I've read. Like I said, I'm not sure if it's really justified and not sure if anyone else uses it.
> However, I'm not sure if I like the directory structure they use. I
> would think the network interface should be shown like
>
> /net/eth0/tcp/2
>
> It might be worthwhile--but possible bad style?--to duplicate both
> hierachies so on may browse the connections by device or generally.
This sounds perfectly reasonable. Don't see any bad style in there :-)
Great. I didn't think it was a bad idea. I would let whoever browse through either hierarchy.
-antrik-
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