[openbeos] Re: GSoC ICMP implementation

  • From: "Jorge G. Mare" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:57:41 -0700

Hi Alan,

On Sun, 2008-03-23 at 00:44 +0300, Alvarez, Alan SPC MIL USA FORSCOM
wrote:
> > > >  I have a questions about the implementation for the error 
> > report 
> > > >  mechanism:
> > > >
> > > >  - For reporting errors wouldn't it be ideal to use the 
> > > >  net_protocols::error function that already exists? I'm not 
> > sure if the 
> > > >  arguments that exist will be enough, I'd appreciate any ideas.
> > > >   For replying to errors the ip, tcp and udp modules could use 
> > the 
> > > >   icmp_protocol's error_reply when actually needed too.
> > 
> > IIRC, these functions were introduced exactly for this purpose. 
> > Axel will 
> > probably tell you more.
> > 
> 
> This makes sense and I thought this was the case too, but since the idea 
> topics says to "implement an error handling and propagation I though maybe 
> that wasn't necessarily its main purpose.
> Is Axel in this list? or should I direct my questions to the development list?

For this type of technical questions, you will definitely have more
chances of getting more feedback if you use the development list:

//www.freelists.org/list/haiku-development

Good luck with the GSoC!

Koki



Other related posts: