linux TCPIP stack design

[billt-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org]

The last time I looked at it (2001) it was better described as a pure TCPIP 4 layer model. To be honest though the data structure (sbuf) is sufficiently general purpose to be used in non-tcpip situations (which it is used). the actual layer model though is a more tcpip4, with the hardware layer split between top half and bottom half handlers.

Bill

On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 01:56:21PM -0400, David Kreuter wrote:
> Hi: Is it accurate to say that the linux TCP/IP stack code in the kernel 
> is a strict adherent to the OSA 7 layer model? Or a hybrid of the TCPIP 
> 4 layer and OSI 7 layer model?
> Thanks, David
> 
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