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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/sys/socket.2 | 63 |
1 files changed, 50 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/socket.2 b/lib/libc/sys/socket.2 index 74730be..c0b1bdc 100644 --- a/lib/libc/sys/socket.2 +++ b/lib/libc/sys/socket.2 @@ -57,24 +57,30 @@ These families are defined in the include file The currently understood formats are: .Pp .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact -PF_LOCAL Host-internal protocols, formerly called PF_UNIX, -PF_UNIX Host-internal protocols, deprecated, use PF_LOCAL, +PF_LOCAL Host-internal protocols (alias for PF_UNIX), +PF_UNIX Host-internal protocols, PF_INET Internet version 4 protocols, -PF_PUP PUP protocols, like BSP, -PF_APPLETALK AppleTalk protocols, -PF_ROUTE Internal Routing protocol, +PF_INET6 Internet version 6 protocols, +PF_ROUTE Internal routing protocol, PF_LINK Link layer interface, -PF_IPX Novell Internet Packet eXchange protocol, -PF_RTIP Help Identify RTIP packets, -PF_PIP Help Identify PIP packets, -PF_ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network, PF_KEY Internal key-management function, -PF_INET6 Internet version 6 protocols, -PF_NATM Native ATM access, -PF_ATM ATM, -PF_NETGRAPH Netgraph sockets +PF_NATM Asynchronous transfer mode protocols, +PF_NETGRAPH Netgraph sockets, +PF_IEEE80211 IEEE 802.11 wireless link-layer protocols (WiFi), +PF_BLUETOOTH Bluetooth protocols, +PF_INET_SDP OFED socket direct protocol (IPv4), +PF_INET6_SDP OFED socket direct protocol (IPv6) .Ed .Pp +Each protocol family is connected to an address family, which has the +same name except that the prefix is +.Dq Dv AF_ +in place of +.Dq Dv PF_ . +Other protocol families may be also defined, beginning with +.Dq Dv PF_ , +with corresponding address families. +.Pp The socket has the indicated .Fa type , which specifies the semantics of communication. @@ -307,6 +313,37 @@ The socket type is not supported by the protocol. .%B PS1 .%N 8 .Re +.Sh STANDARDS +The +.Fn socket +function conforms to +.St -p1003.1-2008 . +The +.Tn POSIX +standard specifies only the +.Dv AF_INET , +.Dv AF_INET6 , +and +.Dv AF_UNIX +constants for address families, and requires the use of +.Dv AF_* +constants for the +.Fa domain +argument of +.Fn socket . +The +.Dv SOCK_CLOEXEC +flag is expected to conform to the next revision of the +.Tn POSIX +standard. +The +.Dv SOCK_RDM +.Fa type , +the +.Dv PF_* +constants, and other address families are +.Fx +extensions. .Sh HISTORY The .Fn socket |
