sockaddr_storage Struct Reference

Socket address structure of appropriate size to hold any supported socket type's addresses. More...

#include <sys/socket.h>

Data Fields
sa_family_t	ss_family
	Address family.
char	_ss_pad1 [_SS_PAD1SIZE]
	First padding field.
__uint64_t	_ss_align
	Used to force alignment.
char	_ss_pad2 [_SS_PAD2SIZE]
	Second padding field to fill up the space required.

Detailed Description

Socket address structure of appropriate size to hold any supported socket type's addresses.

Field Documentation

_ss_align

__uint64_t sockaddr_storage::_ss_align

Used to force alignment.

_ss_pad1

char sockaddr_storage::_ss_pad1[_SS_PAD1SIZE]

First padding field.

_ss_pad2

char sockaddr_storage::_ss_pad2[_SS_PAD2SIZE]

Second padding field to fill up the space required.

ss_family

sa_family_t sockaddr_storage::ss_family

Address family.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• include/sys/socket.h