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Diffstat (limited to 'src')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/socket.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/socket.c b/src/socket.c index 4fe795a..7fd3a5c 100644 --- a/src/socket.c +++ b/src/socket.c @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int mnl_socket_get_fd(const struct mnl_socket *nl) * This function returns the Netlink PortID of a given netlink socket. * It's a common mistake to assume that this PortID equals the process ID * which is not always true. This is the case if you open more than one - * socket that is binded to the same Netlink subsystem. + * socket that is binded to the same Netlink subsystem from the same process. */ unsigned int mnl_socket_get_portid(const struct mnl_socket *nl) { @@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ unsigned int mnl_socket_get_portid(const struct mnl_socket *nl) /** * mnl_socket_open - open a netlink socket - * @unit: the netlink socket unit (see NETLINK_* constants) + * @unit: the netlink socket bus ID (see NETLINK_* constants) * * On error, it returns -1 and errno is appropriately set. Otherwise, it * returns a valid pointer to the mnl_socket structure. */ -struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int unit) +struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int bus) { struct mnl_socket *nl; @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int unit) if (nl == NULL) return NULL; - nl->fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, unit); + nl->fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, bus); if (nl->fd == -1) { free(nl); return NULL; @@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int unit) * @pid: the port ID you want to use (use zero for automatic selection) * * On error, this function returns -1 and errno is appropriately set. On - * success, 0 is returned. + * success, 0 is returned. You can use MNL_SOCKET_AUTOPID which is 0 for + * automatic port ID selection. */ int mnl_socket_bind(struct mnl_socket *nl, int groups, int pid) { |