sctp_generic_sendmsgsctp_generic_sendmsg_iov
- send data to a peer.
LIBRARY
Lb libc
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/sctp.h> int
sctp_generic_sendmsg (int s void *msg int msglen struct sockaddr *to socklen_t len struct sctp_sndrcvinfo *sinfo int flags); int
sctp_generic_sendmsg_iov (int s struct iovec *iov int iovlen struct sockaddr *to struct sctp_sndrcvinfo *sinfo int flags);
DESCRIPTION
The
sctp_generic_sendmsg ();
and
sctp_generic_sendmsg_iov ();
are the true system calls used by the
sctp_sendmsg ();
and
sctp_send ();
function calls. These are more efficient since they are
true system calls but they are specific to FreeBSD and
can be expected NOT to be present on any other Operating
System. For detailed useage please see either the
sctp_send ();
or
sctp_sendmsg ();
function calls.
RETURN VALUES
The call returns the number of bytes written on success and -1 upon failure.