From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Cortland Setlow
<cortland.setlow-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Clarification for man 7 packet: sll_family is used for binding.
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 13:03:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <554F3AE6.6030201@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=ZhuSVkOEGsV8G+DT+SJjBgSpQAQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
Hello Cortland,
On 06/16/2011 07:55 PM, Cortland Setlow wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In the packet (7) manpage ( I retrieved the HTML version from
> kernel.orgtoday ) it says
> "For bind only sll_protocol and sll_ifindex are used." but I get EINVAL
> unless I also
> use sll_family. Could you amend this sentence to say that sll_family is
> used for binding?
>
> Granted, the man page already says that sll_family is always AF_PACKET,
> but it wasn't very clear to me. Either way, best regards.
Long after the fact...
Agreed it would be helpful to mention 'sll_family' here. I've added it.
Thanks,
Michael
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2011-06-16 17:59 ` Clarification for man 7 packet: sll_family is used for binding Cortland Setlow
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