Feature #4645
closedPass existing buffer to getsockopt
Description
There are cases when you need to pass a pre-initialized buffer to
getsockopt, but ruby currently doesn't support this.
For an example, see the API used by iptables to manipulate the firewall
rulesets (below). You have to set the table name in the buffer passed to
getsockopt; the call then modifies the remainder of the buffer.
So I propose that BasicSocket#getsockopt be enhanced to allow an optional
third parameter, which is an existing String buffer, used both to pass
data and receive the result.
Does this sound reasonable?
Regards, Brian.
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/* extract from iptables-1.4.4/libiptc/libiptc.c */
struct xtc_handle *
TC_INIT(const char *tablename)
{
STRUCT_GETINFO info;
socklen_t s;
int sockfd;
...
s = sizeof(info);
strcpy(info.name, tablename);
if (getsockopt(sockfd, TC_IPPROTO, SO_GET_INFO, &info, &s) < 0) {
close(sockfd);
return NULL;
}
DEBUGP("valid_hooks=0x%08x, num_entries=%u, size=%u\n",
info.valid_hooks, info.num_entries, info.size);
...
Updated by akr (Akira Tanaka) over 13 years ago
I think it is reasonable.
It also makes us possible to specify the buffer size.
Currently the buffer size for getsockopt is fixed. (256 bytes)
However I'd like to see actual good example for this feature.
It is great for the method document.
I searched Linux kernel for ".getsockopt" and "copy_from_user".
I guess SCTP_STATUS or IP_MSFILTER can be a candidate.
Is there better example?
Updated by kosaki (Motohiro KOSAKI) over 13 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
Updated by mame (Yusuke Endoh) about 12 years ago
- Target version set to 2.6