> If you use netlink operations directly, you can have the kernel filter > on various criteria and only get the socket entries you are interested in. Do any developers care to take another look at current software design options? > This whole discussion has zero to do with what text format 'ss' outputs. Is there a need to improve the software documentation any further? Which programming interface should be used to check the receive queue for a single port (without retrieving more network data before)? Regards, Markus