Polling Linux

[Tim Wilson]

There was an exchange about "polling linux" between Werner  Ratscher and
Eddie Kohler in April 2001:

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> How does such a Polling
> Linux configuration look like (e.g.  PollDevice(eth0) -> ToLinux)?

That is pretty much it. You need a ToDevice too, though:

PollDevice(eth0) -> ToLinux;
Idle -> ToDevice(eth0);

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My question: why is it Idle->ToDevice()? Doesn't that mean nothing will
go out the interface? Wouldn't I rather use this:

FromLinux(fake0, addr/mask)->ToDevice(eth0)

(Also, according to the doc page for FromLinux, I would also have to add
an ARP responder).