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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/socket.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/socket.h | 23 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h index 3b262487ec06..944027f9765e 100644 --- a/include/linux/socket.h +++ b/include/linux/socket.h @@ -32,12 +32,27 @@ typedef __kernel_sa_family_t sa_family_t; * 1003.1g requires sa_family_t and that sa_data is char. */ +/* Deprecated for in-kernel use. Use struct sockaddr_unsized instead. */ struct sockaddr { sa_family_t sa_family; /* address family, AF_xxx */ - union { - char sa_data_min[14]; /* Minimum 14 bytes of protocol address */ - DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(char, sa_data); - }; + char sa_data[14]; /* 14 bytes of protocol address */ +}; + +/** + * struct sockaddr_unsized - Unspecified size sockaddr for callbacks + * @sa_family: Address family (AF_UNIX, AF_INET, AF_INET6, etc.) + * @sa_data: Flexible array for address data + * + * This structure is designed for callback interfaces where the + * total size is known via the sockaddr_len parameter. Unlike struct + * sockaddr which has a fixed 14-byte sa_data limit or struct + * sockaddr_storage which has a fixed 128-byte sa_data limit, this + * structure can accommodate addresses of any size, but must be used + * carefully. + */ +struct sockaddr_unsized { + __kernel_sa_family_t sa_family; /* address family, AF_xxx */ + char sa_data[]; /* flexible address data */ }; struct linger { |