topic Re: socklen_t in sockaddr_storage meaning in Operating System - Linux

socklen_t in sockaddr_storage meaning

test_goraz — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:53:05 GMT

Hi everyone,

I have interest to learn more about ipv4-->ipv6 porting process particulaty things related to network applications porting process.
So I am reading some books and there is a lot of materials on net, but I cannot understand one thing ...
For example in code snnipet "
static char addr_buf[100];
static int initialised;
struct sockaddr_storage ss;
socklen_t length = sizeof ss;
char *ssh_info, *p;

taken from web location...
http://www.samba.org/ftp/unpacked/rsync/clientname.c

I cannot understand where is defined

socklen_t

As I said I am reading various web sources and
what is socklen_t in this case.

Thanks and Regards,

Re: socklen_t in sockaddr_storage meaning

Steven Schweda — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:15:26 GMT

td176> grep socklen_t /usr/include/*/*.h
/usr/include/sys/socket.h:typedef size_t socklen_t;
[...]

I'd look in socket.h (wherever yours
actually resides).

Re: socklen_t in sockaddr_storage meaning

test_goraz — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:11:37 GMT

Thanks :). Exactly what you suggested.

Regards