netdev - Re: [Bug 212353] New: Requesting IP_RECVTTL via setsockopt returns IP

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Message-Id: <20210319.115930.1974833421358920941.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:59:30 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     stephen@...workplumber.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Bug 212353] New: Requesting IP_RECVTTL via setsockopt returns
 IP_TTL via recvmsg()'s cmsghdr


Although IP_RECVTTL is the socket option used to control the reporting, the value is reported using IP_TTL.

This is intentional, and correct.