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diff --git a/lib/socket.h b/lib/socket.h
index d12ea3c5..7d1aa7ef 100644
--- a/lib/socket.h
+++ b/lib/socket.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ typedef struct birdsock {
resource r;
pool *pool; /* Pool where incoming connections should be allocated (for SK_xxx_PASSIVE) */
int type; /* Socket type */
+ int subtype; /* Socket subtype */
void *data; /* User data */
ip_addr saddr, daddr; /* IPA_NONE = unspecified */
uint sport, dport; /* 0 = unspecified (for IP: protocol type) */
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ typedef struct birdsock {
uint lifindex; /* local interface that received the datagram */
/* laddr and lifindex are valid only if SKF_LADDR_RX flag is set to request it */
- int fam; /* Address family (SK_FAM_* or 0 for non-IP) of fd */
+ int af; /* System-dependend adress family (e.g. AF_INET) */
int fd; /* System-dependent data */
int index; /* Index in poll buffer */
int rcv_ttl; /* TTL of last received datagram */
@@ -91,7 +92,6 @@ extern int sk_priority_control; /* Suggested priority for control traffic, shou
/* Socket flags */
-#define SKF_V4ONLY 0x01 /* Use IPv4 for IP sockets */
#define SKF_V6ONLY 0x02 /* Use IPV6_V6ONLY socket option */
#define SKF_LADDR_RX 0x04 /* Report local address for RX packets */
#define SKF_TTL_RX 0x08 /* Report TTL / Hop Limit for RX packets */
@@ -116,31 +116,35 @@ extern int sk_priority_control; /* Suggested priority for control traffic, shou
#define SK_UNIX_PASSIVE 8
#define SK_UNIX 9
-/* Socket families */
+/*
+ * Socket subtypes
+ */
-#define SK_FAM_NONE 0
-#define SK_FAM_IPV4 4
-#define SK_FAM_IPV6 6
+#define SK_IPV4 1
+#define SK_IPV6 2
/*
- * For SK_UDP or SK_IP sockets setting DA/DP allows to use sk_send(),
- * otherwise sk_send_to() must be used.
+ * For TCP/IP sockets, Address family (IPv4 or IPv6) can be specified either
+ * explicitly (SK_IPV4 or SK_IPV6) or implicitly (based on saddr, daddr). But
+ * these specifications must be consistent.
+ *
+ * For SK_UDP or SK_IP sockets setting DA/DP allows to use sk_send(), otherwise
+ * sk_send_to() must be used.
*
- * For SK_IP sockets setting DP specifies protocol number, which is used
- * for both receiving and sending.
+ * For SK_IP sockets setting DP specifies protocol number, which is used for
+ * both receiving and sending.
*
- * For multicast on SK_UDP or SK_IP sockets set IF and TTL,
- * call sk_setup_multicast() to enable multicast on that socket,
- * and then use sk_join_group() and sk_leave_group() to manage
- * a set of received multicast groups.
+ * For multicast on SK_UDP or SK_IP sockets set IF and TTL, call
+ * sk_setup_multicast() to enable multicast on that socket, and then use
+ * sk_join_group() and sk_leave_group() to manage a set of received multicast
+ * groups.
*
- * For datagram (SK_UDP, SK_IP) sockets, there are two ways to handle
- * source address. The socket could be bound to it using bind()
- * syscall, but that also forbids the reception of multicast packets,
- * or the address could be set on per-packet basis using platform
- * dependent options (but these are not available in some corner
- * cases). The first way is used when SKF_BIND is specified, the
- * second way is used otherwise.
+ * For datagram (SK_UDP, SK_IP) sockets, there are two ways to handle source
+ * address. The socket could be bound to it using bind() syscall, but that also
+ * forbids the reception of multicast packets, or the address could be set on
+ * per-packet basis using platform dependent options (but these are not
+ * available in some corner cases). The first way is used when SKF_BIND is
+ * specified, the second way is used otherwise.
*/
#endif