[Bug libc/2773] New: socklen_t type buffer lengths in inet_ntop() functions

[Bug libc/2773] New: socklen_t type buffer lengths in inet_ntop() functions

[stlman at poczta dot fm]

Why are the size variables in libc/resolv/inet_ntop.c of type socklen_t instead
of size_t while in fact they have nothing to do with any socket structures?

I ask about this because I just had a proble when I read the header file and the
manual (*not* carefuly enough) and put *thoughtlessly* sizeof(struct sockaddr)
as fourth argument.  Of course it didn't work.

Indeed now for me this is only a matter of clarity but please answer.

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           Summary: socklen_t type buffer lengths in inet_ntop() functions
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.3.6
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: stlman at poczta dot fm
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


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[Bug libc/2773] socklen_t type buffer lengths in inet_ntop() functions

[jakub at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From jakub at redhat dot com  2006-06-14 21:04 -------
See http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/inet_ntop.html


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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID


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[Bug libc/2773] socklen_t type buffer lengths in inet_ntop() functions

[michael dot kerrisk at gmx dot net]

------- Additional Comments From michael dot kerrisk at gmx dot net  2006-06-15 00:17 -------
Note that the info page for inet_ntop() shows the wrong prototype.  The last
argument should be shown with the type socklen_t, not size_t.  The info page
should be fixed.

Cheers,

Michael

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