On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 09:22:55PM +0300, NorthPole wrote: > Hello everyone > > I'm completely new to linux kernel and I would be grateful if you > could help me get started. > I read some basic things about the kernel. But I couldnt find anything > relevant to the question below. > > So: Does the kernel have any support for the construction and encoding > of type/length/value (TLV) or other information element messages? > if it has(or if you dont know) where can I find a list or more documentation? > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies Hi, Just do grepping along Linux kernel sources for TLV: $grep -rlsw TLV ./ and you get a lot point for investigation. For instance, TLV based data protocol is used by ALSA driver [1] [1] http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v3.3/include/sound/tlv.h Best wishes Vladimir Murzin _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies