linux-kernel - RE: Problem with unix sockets: SOCK_DGRAM ignores MSG

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Message-ID: <MDEHLPKNGKAHNMBLJOLKCEKJBGAC.davids@webmaster.com>
Date:	Tue, 6 Feb 2007 12:11:31 -0800
From:	"David Schwartz" <davids@...master.com>
To:	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: Problem with unix sockets: SOCK_DGRAM ignores MSG_TRUNC

> Why not improve consistency and make unix_dgram_recvmsg() return the full
> packet length? So it would behave as UDP does. What do you think about
> adding the following code to linux/net/unix/af_unix.c:

It would be nice if the world worked that way, but you can't break POSIX
compliance. Perhaps another receive flag?

DS

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