getsockopt

- get the socket options

Synopsis

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#include <sys/socket.h>

int getsockopt(int socket, int level, int option_name,
     void *restrict option_value, socklen_t *restrict option_len);

Description

The getsockopt() function retrieves the value for the option specified by the option_name argument for the socket specified by the socket argument. If the size of the option value is greater than option_len, the value stored in the object pointed to by the option_value argument will be silently truncated. Otherwise, the object pointed to by the option_len argument will be modified to indicate the actual length of the value.

The level argument specifies the protocol level at which the option resides. To retrieve options at the socket level, specify the level argument as SOL_SOCKET. To retrieve options at other levels, supply the appropriate protocol number for the protocol controlling the option. For example, to indicate that an option will be interpreted by the TCP (Transport Control Protocol), set level to the protocol number of TCP, as defined in the <netinet/in.h> header, or as determined by using getprotobyname(3XNET) function.

The socket in use might require the process to have appropriate privileges to use the getsockopt() function.

The option_name argument specifies a single option to be retrieved. It can be one of the following values defined in <sys/socket.h>:

SO_DEBUG

Reports whether debugging information is being recorded. This option stores an int value. This is a boolean option.

SO_ACCEPTCONN

Reports whether socket listening is enabled. This option stores an int value.

SO_BROADCAST

Reports whether transmission of broadcast messages is supported, if this is supported by the protocol. This option stores an int value. This is a boolean option.

SO_REUSEADDR

Reports whether the rules used in validating addresses supplied to bind(3XNET) should allow reuse of local addresses, if this is supported by the protocol. This option stores an int value. This is a boolean option.

SO_KEEPALIVE

Reports whether connections are kept active with periodic transmission of messages, if this is supported by the protocol.

If the connected socket fails to respond to these messages, the connection is broken and threads writing to that socket are notified with a SIGPIPE signal. This option stores an int value.

This is a boolean option.

SO_LINGER

Reports whether the socket lingers on close(2) if data is present. If SO_LINGER is set, the system blocks the process during close(2) until it can transmit the data or until the end of the interval indicated by the l_linger member, whichever comes first. If SO_LINGER is not specified, and close(2) is issued, the system handles the call in a way that allows the process to continue as quickly as possible. This option stores a linger structure.

SO_OOBINLINE

Reports whether the socket leaves received out-of-band data (data marked urgent) in line. This option stores an int value. This is a boolean option.

SO_SNDBUF

Reports send buffer size information. This option stores an int value.

SO_RCVBUF

Reports receive buffer size information. This option stores an int value.

SO_ERROR

Reports information about error status and clears it. This option stores an int value.

SO_TYPE

Reports the socket type. This option stores an int value.

SO_DONTROUTE

Reports whether outgoing messages bypass the standard routing facilities. The destination must be on a directly-connected network, and messages are directed to the appropriate network interface according to the destination address. The effect, if any, of this option depends on what protocol is in use. This option stores an int value. This is a boolean option.

SO_MAC_EXEMPT

Gets the mandatory access control status of the socket. A socket that has this option enabled can communicate with an unlabeled peer if the socket is in the global zone or has a label that dominates the default label of the peer. Otherwise, the socket must have a label that is equal to the default label of the unlabeled peer. SO_MAC_EXEMPT is a boolean option that is available only when the system is configured with Trusted Extensions.

SO_ALLZONES

Bypasses zone boundaries (privileged). This option stores an int value. This is a boolean option.

The SO_ALLZONES option can be used to bypass zone boundaries between shared-IP zones. Normally, the system prevents a socket from being bound to an address that is not assigned to the current zone. It also prevents a socket that is bound to a wildcard address from receiving traffic for other zones. However, some daemons which run in the global zone might need to send and receive traffic using addresses that belong to other shared-IP zones. If set before a socket is bound, SO_ALLZONES causes the socket to ignore zone boundaries between shared-IP zones and permits the socket to be bound to any address assigned to the shared-IP zones. If the socket is bound to a wildcard address, it receives traffic intended for all shared-IP zones and behaves as if an equivalent socket were bound in each active shared-IP zone. Applications that use the SO_ALLZONES option to initiate connections or send datagram traffic should specify the source address for outbound traffic by binding to a specific address. There is no effect from setting this option in an exclusive-IP zone. Setting this option requires the sys_net_config privilege. See zones(5).

SO_DOMAIN

get the domain used in the socket (get only)

SO_PROTOTYPE

for socket in domains AF_INET and AF_INET6, get the underlying protocol number used in the socket. For socket in domain AF_ROUTE, get the address family used in the socket.

For boolean options, a zero value indicates that the option is disabled and a non-zero value indicates that the option is enabled.

Options at other protocol levels vary in format and name.

The socket in use may require the process to have appropriate privileges to use the getsockopt() function.

Return Values

Upon successful completion, getsockopt() returns 0. Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

Errors

The getsockopt() function will fail if:

EBADF

The socket argument is not a valid file descriptor.

EFAULT

The option_value or option_len parameter can not be accessed or written.

EINVAL

The specified option is invalid at the specified socket level.

ENOPROTOOPT

The option is not supported by the protocol.

ENOTSOCK

The socket argument does not refer to a socket.

The getsockopt() function may fail if:

EACCES

The calling process does not have the appropriate privileges.

EINVAL

The socket has been shut down.

ENOBUFS

Insufficient resources are available in the system to complete the call.

ENOSR

There were insufficient STREAMS resources available for the operation to complete.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

See Also

close(2), bind(3XNET), endprotoent(3XNET), setsockopt(3XNET), socket(3XNET), attributes, standards(5)