# Re: \[Bugme-new\] \[Bug 8961\] New: BUG triggered by oidentd in netlink code

- From: Patrick McHardy \<hidden\>
- Date: 2007-09-02 10:57:53 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2007/09/1000628
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2007/08/10782839/t.md

```text
Herbert Xu wrote:
> Patrick McHardy [ref] wrote:
>   
>> Thanks. I'm not sure either, it would require two concurrent requests
>> to be processed, but AFAICS oidentd only uses a single netlink socket.
>> Perhaps multiple running instances or something else using the inet_diag
>> interface?
>>     
>
> Since identd serves requests from the outside world it is
> quite possible for two identd instances to run simultaneously
> serving two requests.
>
> I'm not familiar with oidentd but this is certainly pidentd
> works.

Right, I forgot about inetd. Thanks Herbert :)

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