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Re: Using CMSG_NXTHDR to construct ancillary data lists

From: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>
To: Alexander Monakov <amonakov at ispras dot ru>
Cc: GNU C Library <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 11:48:05 +0100
Subject: Re: Using CMSG_NXTHDR to construct ancillary data lists
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References: <fa640495-b210-7d27-7757-dd4252ee3127@redhat.com> <alpine.LNX.2.20.13.1612071332330.19597@monopod.intra.ispras.ru>

On 12/07/2016 11:33 AM, Alexander Monakov wrote:

This was previously raised as PR 13500:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13500


Thanks, I knew I saw it somewhere before.

The arguments based on historic RFCs are not quite convincing. A notein Stevens says that not all systems support multiple ancillary messagesper control block, and those RFCs are unlikely to mandate adding suchsupport.


Florian

References:
- Using CMSG_NXTHDR to construct ancillary data lists
  - From: Florian Weimer
- Re: Using CMSG_NXTHDR to construct ancillary data lists
  - From: Alexander Monakov

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