inet6_rthdr_getflags()

Get the flags for a segment in an IPv6 routing header

Synopsis:

#include <netinet/in.h>

int inet6_rthdr_getflags(const struct cmsghdr *cmsg, 
                         int index);

Arguments:

cmsg

A pointer to the Ancillary data containing the routing header.

index

A value between 0 and the number returned by inet6_rthdr_segments().

Library:

libsocket

Use the -l socket option to qcc to link against this library.

Description:

This function returns the flags for the segment specified by index in the routing header described by cmsg. The index must have a value between 0 and the number returned by inet6_rthdr_segments().

Addresses are indexed starting at 1, and flags starting at 0. They're consistent with the terminology and figures in RFC2460.

Returns:

• IPV6_RTHDR_LOOSE or IPV6_RTHDR_STRICT for an IPv6 Type 0 routing header

• -1 on error.

Classification:

RFC 2292

See also:

inet6_rthdr_add(), inet6_rthdr_getaddr(), inet6_rthdr_init(), inet6_rthdr_lasthop(), inet6_rthdr_reverse(), inet6_rthdr_segments(), inet6_rthdr_space()

W. Stevens and M. Thomas, Advanced Sockets API for IPv6, RFC 2292, February 1998. Contains good examples.

S. Deering and R. Hinden, Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification, RFC 2460, December 1998.