[WBEL-users] General questions on linux TCP/IP, POSIX, ...

Bill Whiting textux@bellsouth.net
Fri, 03 Dec 2004 23:23:38 -0500


Jean,
Since your questions relate to embedded linux.  Check out 
www.linuxdevices.org and get on a mailing list there.  Use google to 
look for how-to's

//Bill

Leonard Ye wrote:
> 
> 
> Jean Lee wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I have some questions regarding the implementations of LINUX. I am not 
>> sure that it is the right place to ask these questions and if someone 
>> knows where I have to ask it, please, let me know.
>>
> No.  ask linux-kernel mail list
> 
>> For an embedded application, I will install Linux on an ARM uC. The 
>> porting has already be done.
>> I will then install a bootloader on this embedded uC and then install 
>> a standard linux kernel (obtained through cross compilation).
>>
>> Is TCP/IP a part of the linux kernel or do I have to install a TCP/IP 
>> stack on this kernel ?
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> Same question for PPP ?
> 
> Yes
> 
>> Same question for USB host and device ?
> 
> Yes
> 
>>
>> I will then write some applications which are using TCP or UDP 
>> sockets. Is the Linux TCP/IP protocol implementations offers some 
>> socket control functions which are non-blocking like a POSIX, BSD or 
>> SysV implementation ?
>>
> Yes
> 
>> Thank you for any help, link, documentation....
>>
> welcome
> 
>> Jean LEE
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