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KERNEL_RECVMSG(9) Linux Networking KERNEL_RECVMSG(9)

NAME

kernel_recvmsg - Receive a message from a socket (kernel space)

SYNOPSIS

int kernel_recvmsg(struct socket * sock, struct msghdr * msg, struct kvec * vec, size_t num, size_t size, int flags);

ARGUMENTS

sock
The socket to receive the message from
msg
Received message
vec
Input s/g array for message data
num
Size of input s/g array
size
Number of bytes to read
flags
Message flags (MSG_DONTWAIT, etc...)

DESCRIPTION

On return the msg structure contains the scatter/gather array passed in the vec argument. The array is modified so that it consists of the unfilled portion of the original array.
The returned value is the total number of bytes received, or an error.

COPYRIGHT

January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.