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I am considering the usage of Netty as basis for the JavaCAN library, as it also uses NIO/epoll to access the Linux SocketCAN.

What bothers me it the fact that the Netty epoll classes are written for network (IP) communication, not for the usage of a Linux socket without any IP relation.

Even the AbstractEpollChannel that uses a LinuxSocket that is already dependent on InetAddress for IP communication.

What i would like to implement is a Channel that leverages the Netty epoll implementation but without IP communication, just a Linux socket.

I like to hear opinions whether you consider that possible or is it a bad idea?

Maik Scheibler
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This was just done as we only target "IP communication" when we implemented it. There is nothing wrong with other use-cases as well.

Norman Maurer
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