Provided by: explain_0.52.D002-1_amd64 
NAME
explain_socketpair - explain socketpair(2) errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/socketpair.h>
const char *explain_socketpair(int domain, int type, int protocol, int *sv);
const char *explain_errno_socketpair(int errnum, int domain, int type, int protocol, int
*sv);
void explain_message_socketpair(char *message, int message_size, int domain, int type, int
protocol, int *sv);
void explain_message_errno_socketpair(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, int
domain, int type, int protocol, int *sv);
DESCRIPTION
These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by the
socketpair(2) system call.
explain_socketpair
const char *explain_socketpair(int domain, int type, int protocol, int *sv);
The explain_socketpair function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by
the socketpair(2) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of
strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in
more detail.
The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be decoded.
domain The original domain, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
type The original type, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
protocol
The original protocol, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
sv The original sv, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
Returns:
The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared by all libexplain
functions which do not supply a buffer in their argument list. This will be
overwritten by the next call to any libexplain function which shares this buffer,
including other threads.
Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a return buffer across all
threads, and many other functions in this library.
Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
example:
if (socketpair(domain, type, protocol, sv) < 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_socketpair(domain, type, protocol, sv));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_socketpair_or_die(3)
function.
explain_errno_socketpair
const char *explain_errno_socketpair(int errnum, int domain, int type, int protocol, int
*sv);
The explain_errno_socketpair function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
returned by the socketpair(2) system call. The least the message will contain is the
value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying
cause in more detail.
errnum The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable
just before this function is called. This is necessary if you need to call any
code between the system call to be explained and this function, because many libc
functions will alter the value of errno.
domain The original domain, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
type The original type, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
protocol
The original protocol, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
sv The original sv, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
Returns:
The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared by all libexplain
functions which do not supply a buffer in their argument list. This will be
overwritten by the next call to any libexplain function which shares this buffer,
including other threads.
Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a return buffer across all
threads, and many other functions in this library.
Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
example:
if (socketpair(domain, type, protocol, sv) < 0)
{
int err = errno;
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_socketpair(err, domain, type, protocol,
sv));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_socketpair_or_die(3)
function.
explain_message_socketpair
void explain_message_socketpair(char *message, int message_size, int domain, int type, int
protocol, int *sv);
The explain_message_socketpair function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
returned by the socketpair(2) system call. The least the message will contain is the
value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying
cause in more detail.
The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be decoded.
message The location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable message return
buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.
message_size
The size in bytes of the location in which to store the returned message.
domain The original domain, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
type The original type, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
protocol
The original protocol, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
sv The original sv, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
example:
if (socketpair(domain, type, protocol, sv) < 0)
{
char message[3000];
explain_message_socketpair(message, sizeof(message), domain, type, protocol,
sv);
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_socketpair_or_die(3)
function.
explain_message_errno_socketpair
void explain_message_errno_socketpair(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, int
domain, int type, int protocol, int *sv);
The explain_message_errno_socketpair function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
returned by the socketpair(2) system call. The least the message will contain is the
value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying
cause in more detail.
message The location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable message return
buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.
message_size
The size in bytes of the location in which to store the returned message.
errnum The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable
just before this function is called. This is necessary if you need to call any
code between the system call to be explained and this function, because many libc
functions will alter the value of errno.
domain The original domain, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
type The original type, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
protocol
The original protocol, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
sv The original sv, exactly as passed to the socketpair(2) system call.
Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
example:
if (socketpair(domain, type, protocol, sv) < 0)
{
int err = errno;
char message[3000];
explain_message_errno_socketpair(message, sizeof(message), err, domain, type,
protocol, sv);
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_socketpair_or_die(3)
function.
SEE ALSO
socketpair(2)
create a pair of connected sockets
explain_socketpair_or_die(3)
create a pair of connected sockets and report errors
COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 0.52
Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller
explain_socketpair(3)