[cgl_discussion] tipc getting started. problem with /dev/tipc

[Mark Haverkamp]

On Tue, 2003-05-27 at 10:49, Randy Macleod wrote:
> Hi,
>    I'm quite interested in and impressed by TIPC.
> 
> 
> I'm having trouble getting some example code to run due to
> the /dev/tipc "driver".

What I have done with the example code is to just open a socket AF_TIPC
and use that descriptor for ioctl access.


> 
> I've downloaded both the sourceforge version of tipc.
> I compiled the kernel loadable module
> ( using from 0.94) and can install it like:
> 
> node1:
> /sbin/insmod tipc.o eth0=1 udp=4711 zone=1 subnetwork=1 processor=1
> 
> node2:
> /sbin/insmod tipc.o eth0=1 udp=4711 zone=1 subnetwork=1 processor=2
> 
> node 2 dmesg output:
> 
> -----> TIPC: Compiled at May  8 2003 15:34:30 starting...
> -----> TIPC: Own Address = <1.1.2>
> -----> TIPC: Bearer type <ethernet> registered
> -----> TIPC: Bearer instance <ethernet:eth0> enabled
> -----> TIPC/UDP: Using system id 4711
> -----> TIPC: Bearer type <udp> registered
> -----> TIPC/UDP: Joined multicast group on interface lo
> -----> TIPC/UDP: Joined multicast group on interface eth0
> -----> TIPC/UDP: Joined multicast group on interface vmnet8
> -----> TIPC/UDP: Multicast listener socket on address:port = 225.0.1.103:55555
> -----> TIPC/UDP: Unicast listener socket on port 55555
> -----> TIPC: Bearer instance <udp:udp> enabled
> -----> TIPC: Socket adaptation started.
> -----> Established link <1.1.2:eth0-1.1.1:eth0> on Network A
> -----> Established standby link <1.1.2:udp-1.1.1:udp> on Network C
> 
> 
> In trying to run the example code in the 0.94 manual
> connless_[client | server].c
> 
> I see that the client fails because there is no /dev/tipc.
> Is this to be created manually with mknod and if so does
> it have to be done after the module is inserted or before?
> What should the command line arguements be?
> 
> mknod /dev/tipc c 30 99
> 
> failed.
> 
> Is there better (working) example code and/or beginner documentation available?
> Does the Bitkeeper code only work with the 2.5 kernel stream?
> 
> I'm using Redhat 8.0:
>  > uname -a
> Linux somehost 2.4.18-19.8.0 #1 Thu Dec 12 05:39:29 EST 2002 i686 i686 i386 
> GNU/Linux
>  > gcc --version
> gcc (GCC) 3.2 20020903 (Red Hat Linux 8.0 3.2-7)
> 
> Help!
> 
> 
> TIA,
> 
> // Randy MacLeod
> 
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