sockaddr Struct Reference

Generalized socket address structure. More...

#include <socket.h>

Data Fields
sa_family_t	sa_family
	Socket address family.
char	pad [SA_LEN-sizeof(sa_family_t)]
	Padding.

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Detailed Description

Generalized socket address structure.

This contains the fields common to socket addresses for all address families.

Definition at line 86 of file socket.h.

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Field Documentation

sa_family_t sockaddr::sa_family

Socket address family.

This is an AF_XXX constant.

Definition at line 91 of file socket.h.

Referenced by comboot_resolv_done(), and xfer_open_socket().

char sockaddr::pad[SA_LEN-sizeof(sa_family_t)]

Padding.

This ensures that a struct sockaddr_tcpip is large enough to hold a socket address for any TCP/IP address family.

Definition at line 98 of file socket.h.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• include/gpxe/socket.h