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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/net/sctp_connectx.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/net/sctp_connectx.3 | 16 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/sctp_connectx.3 b/lib/libc/net/sctp_connectx.3 index 9d0faf1..c0bbc90 100644 --- a/lib/libc/net/sctp_connectx.3 +++ b/lib/libc/net/sctp_connectx.3 @@ -49,17 +49,20 @@ The .Fn sctp_connectx call attempts to initiate an association to a peer SCTP -endpoint. The call operates similarly to +endpoint. +The call operates similarly to .Fn connect but it also provides the ability to specify multiple destination -addresses for the peer. This allows a fault tolerant method -of initiating an association. When one of the peers addresses +addresses for the peer. +This allows a fault tolerant method +of initiating an association. +When one of the peers addresses is unreachable, the subsequent listed addresses will also be used -to setup the association with the peer. +to set up the association with the peer. .Pp The user also needs to consider that any address listed in an .Fn sctp_connectx -call is also consider "confirmed". +call is also considered "confirmed". A confirmed address is one in which the SCTP transport will trust is a part of the association and it will not send a confirmation heartbeat to it with @@ -93,6 +96,5 @@ The argument is not a socket. .El .Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr sctp 4 , .Xr connect 2 , - +.Xr sctp 4 |
