#ifdef HAVE_NETLINK
struct nlsock netlink; /* kernel messages */
struct nlsock netlink_cmd; /* command channel */
- struct nlsock netlink_dplane; /* dataplane channel */
+
+ /* dplane system's channels: one for outgoing programming,
+ * for the FIB e.g., and one for incoming events from the OS.
+ */
+ struct nlsock netlink_dplane_out;
+ struct nlsock netlink_dplane_in;
struct thread *t_netlink;
#endif