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explain_getsockname(3)	    Library Functions Manual	  explain_getsockname(3)

NAME
     explain_getsockname - explain getsockname(2) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/getsockname.h>
     const  char  *explain_getsockname(int  fildes,  struct sockaddr *sock_addr,
     socklen_t *sock_addr_size);
     const char *explain_errno_getsockname(int errnum, int fildes, struct  sock-
     addr *sock_addr, socklen_t *sock_addr_size);
     void   explain_message_getsockname(char  *message,  int  message_size,  int
     fildes, struct sockaddr *sock_addr, socklen_t *sock_addr_size);
     void explain_message_errno_getsockname(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, int fildes, struct sockaddr *sock_addr, socklen_t *sock_addr_size);

DESCRIPTION
     These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors  returned  by
     the getsockname(2) system call.

   explain_getsockname
     const  char  *explain_getsockname(int  fildes,  struct sockaddr *sock_addr,
     socklen_t *sock_addr_size);

     The explain_getsockname function is used to obtain an explanation of an er-
     ror returned by the getsockname(2) system call.  The least the message will
     contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do  much  bet-
     ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be de-
     coded.

     This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the  following
     example:
	    struct sockaddr sock_addr;
	    socklen_t sock_addr_size = sizeof(sock_addr);
	    if (getsockname(fildes, &sock_addr, &sock_addr_size) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_getsockname(fildes,
		    &sock_addr, &sock_addr_size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code  example is available pre-packaged as the explain_getsock-
     name_or_die(3) function.

     fildes  The original fildes, exactly as passed to the getsockname(2) system
	     call.

     sock_addr
	     The original sock_addr, exactly as  passed  to  the  getsockname(2)
	     system call.

     sock_addr_size
	     The  original  sock_addr_size,  exactly  as  passed to the getsock-
	     name(2) system call.

     Returns:
	     The message explaining the error.	This message buffer is shared by
	     all libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their  ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note:  This  function is not thread safe, because it shares a return buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

   explain_errno_getsockname
     const char *explain_errno_getsockname(int errnum, int fildes, struct  sock-
     addr *sock_addr, socklen_t *sock_addr_size);

     The  explain_errno_getsockname function is used to obtain an explanation of
     an error returned by the getsockname(2) system call.  The least the message
     will contain is the value of strerror(errnum), but usually it will do  much
     better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
     example:
	    struct sockaddr sock_addr;
	    socklen_t sock_addr_size = sizeof(sock_addr);
	    if (getsockname(fildes, &sock_addr, &sock_addr_size) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_getsockname(err,
		    fildes, &sock_addr, &sock_addr_size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available pre-packaged  as  the	explain_getsock-
     name_or_die(3) function.

     errnum  The  error  value	to  be	decoded, usually obtained from the errno
	     global variable just before this function is called.  This is  nec-
	     essary  if  you need to call any code between the system call to be
	     explained and this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     fildes  The original fildes, exactly as passed to the getsockname(2) system
	     call.

     sock_addr
	     The original sock_addr, exactly as  passed  to  the  getsockname(2)
	     system call.

     sock_addr_size
	     The  original  sock_addr_size,  exactly  as  passed to the getsock-
	     name(2) system call.

     Returns:
	     The message explaining the error.	This message buffer is shared by
	     all libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their  ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note:  This  function is not thread safe, because it shares a return buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

   explain_message_getsockname
     void  explain_message_getsockname(char  *message,	int  message_size,   int
     fildes, struct sockaddr *sock_addr, socklen_t *sock_addr_size);

     The explain_message_getsockname function may be used to  obtain an explana-
     tion of an error returned by the getsockname(2) system call.  The least the
     message  will  contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will
     do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be  de-
     coded.

     This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
     example:
	    struct sockaddr sock_addr;
	    socklen_t sock_addr_size = sizeof(sock_addr);
	    if (getsockname(fildes, &sock_addr, &sock_addr_size) < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_getsockname(message, sizeof(message),
		    fildes, &sock_addr, &sock_addr_size);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available pre-packaged  as  the	explain_getsock-
     name_or_die(3) function.

     message
	     The location in which to store the returned message.  If a suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The  size	in  bytes of the location in which to store the returned
	     message.

     fildes  The original fildes, exactly as passed to the getsockname(2) system
	     call.

     sock_addr
	     The original sock_addr, exactly as  passed  to  the  getsockname(2)
	     system call.

     sock_addr_size
	     The  original  sock_addr_size,  exactly  as  passed to the getsock-
	     name(2) system call.

   explain_message_errno_getsockname
     void explain_message_errno_getsockname(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, int fildes, struct sockaddr *sock_addr, socklen_t *sock_addr_size);

     The explain_message_errno_getsockname function may be used to obtain an ex-
     planation of an error returned by	the  getsockname(2)  system  call.   The
     least  the  message will contain is the value of strerror(errnum), but usu-
     ally it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more  de-
     tail.

     This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
     example:
	    struct sockaddr sock_addr;
	    socklen_t sock_addr_size = sizeof(sock_addr);
	    if (getsockname(fildes, &sock_addr, &sock_addr_size) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_getsockname(message, sizeof(message),
		    err, fildes, &sock_addr, &sock_addr_size);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available pre-packaged  as  the	explain_getsock-
     name_or_die(3) function.

     message
	     The location in which to store the returned message.  If a suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The  size	in  bytes of the location in which to store the returned
	     message.

     errnum  The error value to be decoded,  usually  obtained	from  the  errno
	     global  variable just before this function is called.  This is nec-
	     essary if you need to call any code between the system call  to  be
	     explained and this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     fildes  The original fildes, exactly as passed to the getsockname(2) system
	     call.

     sock_addr
	     The  original  sock_addr,	exactly  as passed to the getsockname(2)
	     system call.

     sock_addr_size
	     The original sock_addr_size, exactly  as  passed  to  the	getsock-
	     name(2) system call.

SEE ALSO
     getsockname(2)
	     get socket name

     explain_getsockname_or_die(3)
	     get socket name and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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