Re: [PATCH] SO_ORIGINAL_DST and sockaddr_in

[kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hello!

> Is there a point in allowing a too-big buffer?  I know that
> getpeername() and getsockname() do, but it's an indication of an error
> on the user code, to me.

Please, look into specs. F.e. unix98. Austin group has some draft too.

getsockopt() must work not depending on buffer size.
If buffer is too short, it must truncate. In length filed
it must return size of object (not size of copied data), if I remember
correctly.

Alexey