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authorGerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>2007-10-04 17:40:22 -0400
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net>2007-10-10 19:54:32 -0400
commit126acd5bf769fcb80e38a5360ad12b842d6d29d4 (patch)
treec57698ec1cab7a744dcfdde5b4c8ef2edd3f433a /Documentation/networking
parent042d18f9f39a51716683b4e156fbee689314bb22 (diff)
[DCCP]: Update API documentation
This adds documentation on the use of service codes on client and server. Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk> Signed-off-by: Ian McDonald <ian.mcdonald@jandi.co.nz> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/dccp.txt8
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt b/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt
index f9157180f7d8..fc8b4fa0b141 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ Socket options
38DCCP_SOCKOPT_SERVICE sets the service. The specification mandates use of 38DCCP_SOCKOPT_SERVICE sets the service. The specification mandates use of
39service codes (RFC 4340, sec. 8.1.2); if this socket option is not set, 39service codes (RFC 4340, sec. 8.1.2); if this socket option is not set,
40the socket will fall back to 0 (which means that no meaningful service code 40the socket will fall back to 0 (which means that no meaningful service code
41is present). Connecting sockets set at most one service option; for 41is present). On active sockets this is set before connect(); specifying more
42listening sockets, multiple service codes can be specified. 42than one code has no effect (all subsequent service codes are ignored). The
43case is different for passive sockets, where multiple service codes (up to 32)
44can be set before calling bind().
43 45
44DCCP_SOCKOPT_GET_CUR_MPS is read-only and retrieves the current maximum packet 46DCCP_SOCKOPT_GET_CUR_MPS is read-only and retrieves the current maximum packet
45size (application payload size) in bytes, see RFC 4340, section 14. 47size (application payload size) in bytes, see RFC 4340, section 14.
@@ -124,5 +126,5 @@ Notes
124===== 126=====
125 127
126DCCP does not travel through NAT successfully at present on many boxes. This is 128DCCP does not travel through NAT successfully at present on many boxes. This is
127because the checksum covers the psuedo-header as per TCP and UDP. Linux NAT 129because the checksum covers the pseudo-header as per TCP and UDP. Linux NAT
128support for DCCP has been added. 130support for DCCP has been added.