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.\"     $Id: inet6_option_space.3,v 1.3 2005/01/19 00:30:03 majka Exp $
.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/net/inet6_option_space.3,v 1.1.2.5 2001/08/17 15:42:38 ru Exp $
.\"
.Dd December 10, 1999
.Dt INET6_OPTION_SPACE 3
.Os
.\"
.Sh NAME
.Nm inet6_option_space ,
.Nm inet6_option_init ,
.Nm inet6_option_append ,
.Nm inet6_option_alloc ,
.Nm inet6_option_next ,
.Nm inet6_option_find
.Nd IPv6 Hop-by-Hop and Destination Options manipulation
.\"
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
.Fd #include <netinet/in.h>
.Ft "int"
.Fn inet6_option_space "int nbytes"
.Ft "int"
.Fn inet6_option_init "void *bp" "struct cmsghdr **cmsgp" "int type"
.Ft "int"
.Fn inet6_option_append "struct cmsghdr *cmsg" "const u_int8_t *typep" "int multx" "int plusy"
.Ft "u_int8_t *"
.Fn inet6_option_alloc "struct cmsghdr *cmsg" "int datalen" "int multx" "int plusy"
.Ft "int"
.Fn inet6_option_next "const struct cmsghdr *cmsg" "u_int8_t **tptrp"
.Ft "int"
.Fn inet6_option_find "const struct cmsghdr *cmsg" "u_int8_t **tptrp" "int type"
.\"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.\"
Building and parsing the Hop-by-Hop and Destination options is
complicated due to alignment constranints, padding and
ancillary data manipulation.
RFC2292 defines a set of functions to help the application.
The function prototypes for
these functions are all in the
.Aq Li netinet/in.h
header.
.Pp
The full description of these functions is available in RFC2292.
.\"
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Fn inet6_option_init
and
.Fn inet6_option_append
return
.Li 0
on success or
.Li -1
on an error.
.Pp
.Fn inet6_option_alloc
returns
.Dv NULL
on an error.
.Pp
On errors,
.Fn inet6_option_next
and
.Fn inet6_option_find
return
.Li -1
setting
.Fa *tptrp
to non
.Dv NULL
value.
.\"
.Sh EXAMPLES
RFC2292 gives comprehensive examples in chapter 6.
.\"
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Rs
.%A W. Stevens
.%A M. Thomas
.%T "Advanced Sockets API for IPv6"
.%N RFC2292
.%D February 1998
.Re
.Rs
.%A S. Deering
.%A R. Hinden
.%T "Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification"
.%N RFC2460
.%D December 1998
.Re
.\"
.Sh HISTORY
The implementation first appeared in KAME advanced networking kit.
.\"
.Sh STANDARDS
The functions
are documented in
.Dq Advanced Sockets API for IPv6
(RFC2292).
.\"
.Sh BUGS