Re: getsockopt(2)

[christos%astron.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

In article <x7r2s0vlwx.fsf%ren.fdy2.co.uk@localhost>,
Robert Swindells  <rjs%fdy2.co.uk@localhost> wrote:
>
>christos%astron.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas) wrote:
>>In article <x7tvwxuezy.fsf%ren.fdy2.co.uk@localhost>,
>>Robert Swindells  <rjs%fdy2.co.uk@localhost> wrote:
>>>
>>>christos%astron.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas) wrote:
>>>>In article <x7bmjabmv3.fsf%ren.fdy2.co.uk@localhost>,
>>>>
>>>>So depending on the contents of the sockval we do something different?
>>>
>>>FreeBSD does. The calls to copy in or out the data are scattered
>>>throughout the network stack.
>>
>>Is sockval always an int? 
>
>Do you mean optname or optval ?

optval.

>The operation required for setsockopt() is to mostly set things but in
>certain cases to return an int value that results from setting stuff.

I've lost track of what we are trying to achieve :-( Can you please
post an example?


Also lets compile a table of choices that has:

- description of what's done
- which os implemented it (if any)
- pros
- cons

Or something along those lines so we can make a decision?

Thanks,

christos