This is a filter to be placed on a socket that will be using
accept ();
to receive incoming connections.
It prevents the application from receiving the connected descriptor via
accept ();
until data arrives on the connection.
The
Fa ACCEPT_FILTER_DATA
kernel option is also a module that can be enabled at runtime via
kldload(8)
if the INET option has been compiled into the kernel.
EXAMPLES
Assuming ACCEPT_FILTER_DATA has been included in the kernel config
file or the
options INET
module
has been loaded, this will enable the data accept filter
on the socket
Fa sok .