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.\"    Manual: Linux Networking
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "ENUM SOCK_TYPE" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Linux Networking"
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.SH "NAME"
enum_sock_type \- Socket types
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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enum sock_type {
  SOCK_STREAM,
  SOCK_DGRAM,
  SOCK_RAW,
  SOCK_RDM,
  SOCK_SEQPACKET,
  SOCK_DCCP,
  SOCK_PACKET
};  
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.SH "CONSTANTS"
.PP
SOCK_STREAM
.RS 4
stream (connection) socket
.RE
.PP
SOCK_DGRAM
.RS 4
datagram (conn\&.less) socket
.RE
.PP
SOCK_RAW
.RS 4
raw socket
.RE
.PP
SOCK_RDM
.RS 4
reliably\-delivered message
.RE
.PP
SOCK_SEQPACKET
.RS 4
sequential packet socket
.RE
.PP
SOCK_DCCP
.RS 4
Datagram Congestion Control Protocol socket
.RE
.PP
SOCK_PACKET
.RS 4
linux specific way of getting packets at the dev level\&. For writing rarp and other similar things on the user level\&.
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
When adding some new socket type please grep ARCH_HAS_SOCKET_TYPE include/asm\-* /socket\&.h, at least MIPS overrides this enum for binary compat reasons\&.
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