Mon Dec 2 15:32:15 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
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1 /* Declarations of socket constants, types, and functions.
2 Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 94, 95, 96 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
5 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6 modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
7 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
8 License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13 Library General Public License for more details.
15 You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
16 License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not,
17 write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
18 Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
20 #ifndef _SYS_SOCKET_H
22 #define _SYS_SOCKET_H 1
23 #include <features.h>
25 __BEGIN_DECLS
27 #define __need_size_t
28 #include <stddef.h>
31 /* This operating system-specific header file defines the SOCK_*, PF_*,
32 AF_*, MSG_*, SOL_*, and SO_* constants, and the `struct sockaddr',
33 `struct msghdr', and `struct linger' types. */
34 #include <socketbits.h>
36 #ifdef __USE_BSD
37 /* This is the 4.3 BSD `struct sockaddr' format, which is used as wire
38 format in the grotty old 4.3 `talk' protocol. */
39 struct osockaddr
41 unsigned short int sa_family;
42 unsigned char sa_data[14];
44 #endif
46 /* This is the type we use for generic socket address arguments.
48 With GCC 2.7 and later, the funky union causes redeclarations or
49 uses with any of the listed types to be allowed without complaint.
50 G++ 2.7 does not support transparent unions so there we want the
51 old-style declaration, too. */
52 #if (!defined (__GNUC__) || __GNUC__ < 2 || defined(__cplusplus) || \
53 (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 7))
54 #define __SOCKADDR_ARG struct sockaddr *
55 #define __CONST_SOCKADDR_ARG __const struct sockaddr *
56 #else
57 /* Add more `struct sockaddr_AF' types here as necessary.
58 These are all the ones I found on NetBSD and Linux. */
59 #define __SOCKADDR_ALLTYPES \
60 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr) \
61 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_at) \
62 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_ax25) \
63 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_dl) \
64 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_eon) \
65 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_in) \
66 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_in6) \
67 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_inarp) \
68 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_ipx) \
69 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_iso) \
70 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_ns) \
71 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_un) \
72 __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE (sockaddr_x25)
74 #define __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE(type) struct type *__##type##__;
75 typedef union { __SOCKADDR_ALLTYPES
76 } __SOCKADDR_ARG __attribute__ ((__transparent_union__));
77 #undef __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE
78 #define __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE(type) __const struct type *__##type##__;
79 typedef union { __SOCKADDR_ALLTYPES
80 } __CONST_SOCKADDR_ARG __attribute__ ((__transparent_union__));
81 #undef __SOCKADDR_ONETYPE
82 #endif
85 /* Create a new socket of type TYPE in domain DOMAIN, using
86 protocol PROTOCOL. If PROTOCOL is zero, one is chosen automatically.
87 Returns a file descriptor for the new socket, or -1 for errors. */
88 extern int socket __P ((int __domain, int __type, int __protocol));
90 /* Create two new sockets, of type TYPE in domain DOMAIN and using
91 protocol PROTOCOL, which are connected to each other, and put file
92 descriptors for them in FDS[0] and FDS[1]. If PROTOCOL is zero,
93 one will be chosen automatically. Returns 0 on success, -1 for errors. */
94 extern int socketpair __P ((int __domain, int __type, int __protocol,
95 int __fds[2]));
97 /* Give the socket FD the local address ADDR (which is LEN bytes long). */
98 extern int bind __P ((int __fd, __CONST_SOCKADDR_ARG __addr, size_t __len));
100 /* Put the local address of FD into *ADDR and its length in *LEN. */
101 extern int getsockname __P ((int __fd, __SOCKADDR_ARG __addr,
102 size_t *__len));
104 /* Open a connection on socket FD to peer at ADDR (which LEN bytes long).
105 For connectionless socket types, just set the default address to send to
106 and the only address from which to accept transmissions.
107 Return 0 on success, -1 for errors. */
108 extern int __connect __P ((int __fd,
109 __CONST_SOCKADDR_ARG __addr, size_t __len));
110 extern int connect __P ((int __fd,
111 __CONST_SOCKADDR_ARG __addr, size_t __len));
113 /* Put the address of the peer connected to socket FD into *ADDR
114 (which is *LEN bytes long), and its actual length into *LEN. */
115 extern int getpeername __P ((int __fd, __SOCKADDR_ARG __addr,
116 size_t *__len));
119 /* Send N bytes of BUF to socket FD. Returns the number sent or -1. */
120 extern int __send __P ((int __fd, __const __ptr_t __buf, size_t __n,
121 int __flags));
122 extern int send __P ((int __fd, __const __ptr_t __buf, size_t __n,
123 int __flags));
125 /* Read N bytes into BUF from socket FD.
126 Returns the number read or -1 for errors. */
127 extern int recv __P ((int __fd, __ptr_t __buf, size_t __n, int __flags));
129 /* Send N bytes of BUF on socket FD to peer at address ADDR (which is
130 ADDR_LEN bytes long). Returns the number sent, or -1 for errors. */
131 extern int sendto __P ((int __fd, __const __ptr_t __buf, size_t __n,
132 int __flags, __CONST_SOCKADDR_ARG __addr,
133 size_t __addr_len));
135 /* Read N bytes into BUF through socket FD.
136 If ADDR is not NULL, fill in *ADDR_LEN bytes of it with tha address of
137 the sender, and store the actual size of the address in *ADDR_LEN.
138 Returns the number of bytes read or -1 for errors. */
139 extern int recvfrom __P ((int __fd, __ptr_t __buf, size_t __n, int __flags,
140 __SOCKADDR_ARG __addr, size_t *__addr_len));
143 /* Send a message described MESSAGE on socket FD.
144 Returns the number of bytes sent, or -1 for errors. */
145 extern int sendmsg __P ((int __fd, __const struct msghdr *__message,
146 int __flags));
148 /* Receive a message as described by MESSAGE from socket FD.
149 Returns the number of bytes read or -1 for errors. */
150 extern int recvmsg __P ((int __fd, struct msghdr *__message, int __flags));
153 /* Put the current value for socket FD's option OPTNAME at protocol level LEVEL
154 into OPTVAL (which is *OPTLEN bytes long), and set *OPTLEN to the value's
155 actual length. Returns 0 on success, -1 for errors. */
156 extern int getsockopt __P ((int __fd, int __level, int __optname,
157 __ptr_t __optval, size_t *__optlen));
159 /* Set socket FD's option OPTNAME at protocol level LEVEL
160 to *OPTVAL (which is OPTLEN bytes long).
161 Returns 0 on success, -1 for errors. */
162 extern int setsockopt __P ((int __fd, int __level, int __optname,
163 __ptr_t __optval, size_t __optlen));
166 /* Prepare to accept connections on socket FD.
167 N connection requests will be queued before further requests are refused.
168 Returns 0 on success, -1 for errors. */
169 extern int listen __P ((int __fd, unsigned int __n));
171 /* Await a connection on socket FD.
172 When a connection arrives, open a new socket to communicate with it,
173 set *ADDR (which is *ADDR_LEN bytes long) to the address of the connecting
174 peer and *ADDR_LEN to the address's actual length, and return the
175 new socket's descriptor, or -1 for errors. */
176 extern int accept __P ((int __fd, __SOCKADDR_ARG __addr,
177 size_t *__addr_len));
179 /* Shut down all or part of the connection open on socket FD.
180 HOW determines what to shut down:
181 0 = No more receptions;
182 1 = No more transmissions;
183 2 = No more receptions or transmissions.
184 Returns 0 on success, -1 for errors. */
185 extern int shutdown __P ((int __fd, int __how));
188 /* FDTYPE is S_IFSOCK or another S_IF* macro defined in <sys/stat.h>;
189 returns 1 if FD is open on an object of the indicated type, 0 if not,
190 or -1 for errors (setting errno). */
191 extern int isfdtype __P ((int __fd, int __fdtype));
193 __END_DECLS
195 #endif /* sys/socket.h */