[src/netbsd-1-4]: src/lib/libc/sys Pull up 1.14: Explain how to get status in...

[he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/51a3771eb810
branches:  netbsd-1-4
changeset: 469255:51a3771eb810
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Aug 22 16:53:01 1999 +0000

description:
Pull up 1.14: Explain how to get status information for non-blocking
connects, fixing PR8208.  From sommerfeld.

diffstat:

 lib/libc/sys/connect.2 |  15 ++++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (36 lines):

diff -r 423b53a65901 -r 51a3771eb810 lib/libc/sys/connect.2
--- a/lib/libc/sys/connect.2    Sun Aug 22 16:33:48 1999 +0000
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/connect.2    Sun Aug 22 16:53:01 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: connect.2,v 1.13 1999/03/22 19:45:02 garbled Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: connect.2,v 1.13.2.1 1999/08/22 16:53:01 he Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -113,7 +113,15 @@
 .Xr select 2
 or
 .Xr poll 2
-for completion by selecting or polling the socket for writing.
+for completion by selecting or polling the socket for writing.  The success or
+failure of the connect operation may be determined by using
+.Xr getsockopt 2
+to read the socket error status with the
+.Dv SO_ERROR
+option at the
+.Dv SOL_SOCKET
+level.  The returned socket error status is zero on success, or one of the
+error codes listed here on failure.
 .It Bq Er EALREADY
 The socket is non-blocking
 and a previous connection attempt
@@ -149,7 +157,8 @@
 .Xr poll 2 ,
 .Xr select 2 ,
 .Xr socket 2 ,
-.Xr getsockname 2
+.Xr getsockname 2 ,
+.Xr getsockopt 2
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Fn connect