socket(3head)

1socket.h(3HEAD)                     Headers                    socket.h(3HEAD)
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NAME

6       socket.h, socket - Internet Protocol family
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/socket.h>
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  <sys/socket.h>  header  defines the unsigned integral type sa_fam‐
14       ily_t through typedef.
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17       The <sys/socket.h> header defines the sockaddr structure that  includes
18       the following members:
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20         sa_family_t   sa_family     /* address family */
21         char          sa_data[]     /* socket   address (variable-length
22                                         data) */
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25   libxnet Interfaces
26       The  <sys/socket.h>  header  defines  the  msghdr structure for libxnet
27       interfaces that includes the following members:
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29         void            *msg_name         /* optional address */
30         socklen_t       msg_namelen       /* size of address */
31         struct iovec    *msg_iov          /* scatter/gather array */
32         int             msg_iovlen        /* members in msg_iov */
33         void            *msg_control      /* ancillary data, see below */
34         socklen_t       msg_controllen    /* ancillary data buffer len */
35         int             msg_flags         /* flags on received message */
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39       The <sys/socket.h> header defines the  cmsghdr  structure  for  libxnet
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42         socklen_t  cmsg_len      /* data byte count, including hdr */
43         int        cmsg_level    /* originating protocol */
44         int        cmsg_type     /* protocol-specific type */
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48       Ancillary  data  consists  of a sequence of pairs, each consisting of a
49       cmsghdr structure followed by a data array. The data array contains the
50       ancillary  data message, and the cmsghdr structure contains descriptive
51       information that allows an application to correctly parse the data.
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54       The values for cmsg_level will be legal values for the  level  argument
55       to  the getsockopt() and setsockopt() functions. The SCM_RIGHTS type is
56       supported for level SOL_SOCKET.
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59       Ancillary data is also possible at the socket level. The <sys/socket.h>
60       header  defines  the  following  macros for use as the cmsg_type values
61       when cmsg_level is SOL_SOCKET.
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63       SCM_RIGHTS    Indicates that the data array contains the access  rights
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67       SCM_UCRED     Indicates  that  the  data array contains a ucred_t to be
68                     received. The ucred_t is the credential  of  the  sending
69                     process  at the time the message was sent. This is a Sun-
70                     specific, Evolving interface. See ucred_get(3C).
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74       The IPv4 data formats generally use the same  values  for  data  passed
75       back  in  cmsghdr  as  for setsockopt() to enable the feature. The IPv4
76       data formats are listed below with the associated payload for each.
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78       IPPROTO_IP
79       IP_RECVDSTADDR
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81           ipaddr_t, IP address
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87           variable-length IP options, up to 40 bytes
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93           uint_t, ifIndex number
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97       IP_RECVSLLA
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99           struct sockaddr_dl, link layer address
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111           ucred_t — cmsghdr.cmsg_type is SCM_UCRED, not SO_RECVUCRED
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115       The IPv6 data formats use different values for enabling the option  and
116       for  passing  the  value back to the application. The IPv6 data formats
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119       IPPROTO_IPV6
120       IPV6_RECVPKTINFO
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122           in_pktinfo, cmsg_type IPV6_PKTINFO
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128           uint_t, cmsg_type IPV6_TCLASS
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134           ip6_mtuinfo, cmsg_type IPV6_PATHMTU
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140           uint_t, cmsg_type IPV6_HOPLIMIT
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158           variable-length IPv6 options, cmsg_type IPV6_RTHDR
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168       The <sys/socket.h> header defines the following macros to  gain  access
169       to  the  data  arrays  in  the ancillary data associated with a message
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172       CMSG_DATA(cmsg)
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174           If the argument is a pointer to a  cmsghdr  structure,  this  macro
175           returns  an unsigned character pointer to the data array associated
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181           If the first argument is a pointer to a msghdr  structure  and  the
182           second  argument  is a pointer to a cmsghdr structure in the ancil‐
183           lary data, pointed to by  the  msg_control  field  of  that  msghdr
184           structure,  this macro returns a pointer to the next cmsghdr struc‐
185           ture, or a null pointer if this structure is the  last  cmsghdr  in
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189       CMSG_FIRSTHDR(mhdr)
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191           If  the  argument  is  a  pointer to a msghdr structure, this macro
192           returns a pointer to the first cmsghdr structure in  the  ancillary
193           data  associated  with  this msghdr structure, or a null pointer if
194           there is no ancillary data associated with the msghdr structure.
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199           Given the length of an ancillary data object, CMSG_SPACE()  returns
200           the space required by the object and its cmsghdr structure, includ‐
201           ing any padding needed  to  satisfy  alignment  requirements.  This
202           macro  can  be used, for example, to allocate space dynamically for
203           the ancillary data. This macro should not be used to initialize the
204           cmsg_len  member  of  a cmsghdr structure. Use the CMSG_LEN() macro
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210           Given the length of an ancillary data  object,  CMSG_LEN()  returns
211           the value to store in the cmsg_len member of the cmsghdr structure,
212           taking  into  account  any  padding  needed  to  satisfy  alignment
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217       The  <sys/socket.h>  header  defines the linger structure that includes
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220         int   l_onoff   /* indicates  whether  linger option is enabled */
221         int   l_linger  /* linger time, in seconds */
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225       The <sys/socket.h> header defines the following macros:
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227       SOCK_DGRAM        Datagram socket
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237       The <sys/socket.h> header defines the following macros for use  as  the
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240       SOL_SOCKET    Options  to be accessed at the socket level, not the pro‐
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244       SOL_ROUTE     Options to be accessed at the routing socket  level,  not
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249       The  <sys/socket.h>  header defines the following macros for use as the
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290       SO_MAC_EXEMPT    Mandatory Access Control (MAC) exemption for unlabeled
291                        peers.  This option is available only if the system is
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299       The <sys/socket.h> header defines the following macros for use  as  the
300       valid  values  for  the msg_flags field in the msghdr structure, or the
301       flags parameter in recvfrom(), recvmsg(), sendto(), or sendmsg() calls:
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322       The <sys/socket.h> header defines the following macros:
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324       AF_UNIX    UNIX domain sockets
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333       SHUT_RD      Disables further receive operations.
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342   libsocket Interfaces
343       The <sys/socket.h> header defines the msghdr  structure  for  libsocket
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346         void           *msg_name        /* optional address */
347         socklen_t      msg_namelen      /* size of address */
348         struct iovec   *msg_iov         /* scatter/gather array */
349         int            msg_iovlen       /* # elements in msg_iov */
350         caddr_t        msg_accrights    /* access rights sent/received */
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354       The msg_name and msg_namelen parameters specify the destination address
355       when the socket is unconnected The msg_name can be specified as a  NULL
356       pointer if no names are desired or required. The msg_iov and msg_iovlen
357       parameters describe  the  scatter-gather  locations,  as  described  in
358       read(2).  The  msg_accrights  parameter  specifies  the buffer in which
359       access  rights  sent  along  with  the  message   are   received.   The
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ATTRIBUTES

363       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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368       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
369       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
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371       │Interface Stability          │Standard                     │
372       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

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