From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Flavio Leitner Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip.7: Improve explanation about calling listen or connect Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 11:44:26 -0300 Message-ID: <20120606114426.0595fbac@asterix.rh> References: <1336566636-14713-1-git-send-email-fbl@redhat.com> <4FBF66D8.7060007@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Peter Schiffer , linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, netdev To: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4FBF66D8.7060007-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-man-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Hi, Could someone tell me what's the patch current state? It has been a month already with no feedback. thanks, fbl On Fri, 25 May 2012 13:02:48 +0200 Peter Schiffer wrote: > Hi Michael, > > do you have any comments for this update? Or do you need some supporting > info? > > peter > > On 05/09/2012 02:30 PM, Flavio Leitner wrote: > > Signed-off-by: Flavio Leitner > > --- > > man7/ip.7 | 15 +++++++++------ > > 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/man7/ip.7 b/man7/ip.7 > > index 9f560df..84fe32d 100644 > > --- a/man7/ip.7 > > +++ b/man7/ip.7 > > @@ -69,12 +69,11 @@ For > > you may specify a valid IANA IP protocol defined in > > RFC\ 1700 assigned numbers. > > .PP > > -.\" FIXME ip current does an autobind in listen, but I'm not sure > > -.\" if that should be documented. > > When a process wants to receive new incoming packets or connections, it > > should bind a socket to a local interface address using > > .BR bind (2). > > -Only one IP socket may be bound to any given local (address, port) pair. > > +In this case, only one IP socket may be bound to any given local > > +(address, port) pair. > > When > > .B INADDR_ANY > > is specified in the bind call, the socket will be bound to > > @@ -82,10 +81,14 @@ is specified in the bind call, the socket will be bound to > > local interfaces. > > When > > .BR listen (2) > > -or > > +is called on an unbound socket, the socket is automatically bound > > +to a random free port with the local address set to > > +.BR INADDR_ANY . > > +When > > .BR connect (2) > > -are called on an unbound socket, it is automatically bound to a > > -random free port with the local address set to > > +is called on an unbound socket, the socket is automatically bound > > +to a random free port or an usable shared port with the local address > > +set to > > .BR INADDR_ANY . > > > > A TCP local socket address that has been bound is unavailable for -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html