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@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@ -libmnl += What is libmnl? = -Features: -- Minimalistic Netlink library -- Low-level: you have to know how Netlink works. -- Simplicity: as opposed to complexity. -- Very low abstraction: try to leak as less Netlink details as possible. -- Decoupling: the main bricks are decoupled to avoid inter-dependencies -(eg. socket handling and callbacks are not attached). +libmnl is a minimalistic user-space library oriented to Netlink developers. +There are a lot of common tasks in parsing, validating, constructing of +both the Netlink header and TLVs that are repetitive and easy to get wrong. +This library aims to provide simple helpers that allows you to re-use code +and to avoid re-inventing the wheel. The main features of this library are: + +* Small: the shared library requires around 20KB in a x86-based computer. +* Simple: this library avoids complexity and elaborated abstractions that +tend to hide Netlink details. +* Easy to use: the library simplifies the work for Netlink-wise developers. +It provides functions to make socket handling, message building, validating, +parsing, and sequence tracking, easier. +* Easy to re-use: you can use the library to build your own abstraction layer +on top of this library. +* Decoupling: the interdependency of the main bricks that compose the library +is reduced, eg. the library provides many helpers but the programmer is not +forced to use them. + +-- +08/apr/2010 +Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> |