From: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefa...@redhat.com> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:18:06 +0100
> I am implementing userspace access to socket information for AF_VSOCK. > A few hours into writing and testing a /proc/net/vsock seq_file I > noticed that ss(8) prefers NETLINK_SOCK_DIAG over procfs. > > Before potentially wasting time implementing a legacy interface that > won't be accepted, I thought it might be good to ask :). > > Which approach is preferred? > 1. New address families must implement only sock_diag. > 2. Both sock_diag and procfs must be implemented. > 3. Implement whichever interface you prefer. Do not use procfs, that is for sure.
