RECVMSG(3)                 POSIX Programmer's Manual                RECVMSG(3)



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NNAAMMEE
       recvmsg -- receive a message from a socket

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <sys/socket.h>

       ssize_t recvmsg(int _s_o_c_k_e_t, struct msghdr *_m_e_s_s_a_g_e, int _f_l_a_g_s);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() function shall receive a message from a connection-mode
       or connectionless-mode socket. It is normally used with connectionless-
       mode sockets because it permits the application to retrieve the source
       address of received data.

       The _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() function takes the following arguments:

       _s_o_c_k_e_t      Specifies the socket file descriptor.

       _m_e_s_s_a_g_e     Points to a mmssgghhddrr structure, containing both the buffer to
                   store the source address and the buffers for the incoming
                   message. The length and format of the address depend on the
                   address family of the socket. The _m_s_g___f_l_a_g_s member is
                   ignored on input, but may contain meaningful values on
                   output.

       _f_l_a_g_s       Specifies the type of message reception. Values of this
                   argument are formed by logically OR'ing zero or more of the
                   following values:

                   MSG_OOB     Requests out-of-band data. The significance and
                               semantics of out-of-band data are protocol-
                               specific.

                   MSG_PEEK    Peeks at the incoming message.

                   MSG_WAITALL On SOCK_STREAM sockets this requests that the
                               function block until the full amount of data
                               can be returned. The function may return the
                               smaller amount of data if the socket is a
                               message-based socket, if a signal is caught, if
                               the connection is terminated, if MSG_PEEK was
                               specified, or if an error is pending for the
                               socket.

       The _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() function shall receive messages from unconnected or
       connected sockets and shall return the length of the message.

       The _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() function shall return the total length of the message.
       For message-based sockets, such as SOCK_DGRAM and SOCK_SEQPACKET, the
       entire message shall be read in a single operation. If a message is too
       long to fit in the supplied buffers, and MSG_PEEK is not set in the
       _f_l_a_g_s argument, the excess bytes shall be discarded, and MSG_TRUNC
       shall be set in the _m_s_g___f_l_a_g_s member of the mmssgghhddrr structure. For
       stream-based sockets, such as SOCK_STREAM, message boundaries shall be
       ignored. In this case, data shall be returned to the user as soon as it
       becomes available, and no data shall be discarded.

       If the MSG_WAITALL flag is not set, data shall be returned only up to
       the end of the first message.

       If no messages are available at the socket and O_NONBLOCK is not set on
       the socket's file descriptor, _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() shall block until a message
       arrives. If no messages are available at the socket and O_NONBLOCK is
       set on the socket's file descriptor, the _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() function shall fail
       and set _e_r_r_n_o to [[EEAAGGAAIINN]] or [[EEWWOOUULLDDBBLLOOCCKK]].

       In the mmssgghhddrr structure, the _m_s_g___n_a_m_e member may be a null pointer if
       the source address is not required.  Otherwise, if the socket is
       unconnected, the _m_s_g___n_a_m_e member points to a ssoocckkaaddddrr structure in
       which the source address is to be stored, and the _m_s_g___n_a_m_e_l_e_n member on
       input specifies the length of the supplied ssoocckkaaddddrr structure and on
       output specifies the length of the stored address.  If the actual
       length of the address is greater than the length of the supplied
       ssoocckkaaddddrr structure, the stored address shall be truncated. If the
       socket is connected, the _m_s_g___n_a_m_e and _m_s_g___n_a_m_e_l_e_n members shall be
       ignored. The _m_s_g___i_o_v and _m_s_g___i_o_v_l_e_n fields are used to specify where
       the received data shall be stored.  The _m_s_g___i_o_v member points to an
       array of iioovveecc structures; the _m_s_g___i_o_v_l_e_n member shall be set to the
       dimension of this array. In each iioovveecc structure, the _i_o_v___b_a_s_e field
       specifies a storage area and the _i_o_v___l_e_n field gives its size in bytes.
       Each storage area indicated by _m_s_g___i_o_v is filled with received data in
       turn until all of the received data is stored or all of the areas have
       been filled.

       Upon successful completion, the _m_s_g___f_l_a_g_s member of the message header
       shall be the bitwise-inclusive OR of all of the following flags that
       indicate conditions detected for the received message:

       MSG_EOR     End-of-record was received (if supported by the protocol).

       MSG_OOB     Out-of-band data was received.

       MSG_TRUNC   Normal data was truncated.

       MSG_CTRUNC  Control data was truncated.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       Upon successful completion, _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() shall return the length of the
       message in bytes. If no messages are available to be received and the
       peer has performed an orderly shutdown, _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() shall return 0.
       Otherwise, -1 shall be returned and _e_r_r_n_o set to indicate the error.

EERRRROORRSS
       The _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() function shall fail if:

       EEAAGGAAIINN or EEWWOOUULLDDBBLLOOCCKK
              The socket's file descriptor is marked O_NONBLOCK and no data is
              waiting to be received; or MSG_OOB is set and no out-of-band
              data is available and either the socket's file descriptor is
              marked O_NONBLOCK or the socket does not support blocking to
              await out-of-band data.

       EEBBAADDFF  The _s_o_c_k_e_t argument is not a valid open file descriptor.

       EECCOONNNNRREESSEETT
              A connection was forcibly closed by a peer.

       EEIINNTTRR  This function was interrupted by a signal before any data was
              available.

       EEIINNVVAALL The sum of the _i_o_v___l_e_n values overflows a ssssiizzee__tt, or the
              MSG_OOB flag is set and no out-of-band data is available.

       EEMMSSGGSSIIZZEE
              The _m_s_g___i_o_v_l_e_n member of the mmssgghhddrr structure pointed to by
              _m_e_s_s_a_g_e is less than or equal to 0, or is greater than
              {IOV_MAX}.

       EENNOOTTCCOONNNN
              A receive is attempted on a connection-mode socket that is not
              connected.

       EENNOOTTSSOOCCKK
              The _s_o_c_k_e_t argument does not refer to a socket.

       EEOOPPNNOOTTSSUUPPPP
              The specified flags are not supported for this socket type.

       EETTIIMMEEDDOOUUTT
              The connection timed out during connection establishment, or due
              to a transmission timeout on active connection.

       The _r_e_c_v_m_s_g() function may fail if:

       EEIIOO    An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the file
              system.

       EENNOOBBUUFFSS
              Insufficient resources were available in the system to perform
              the operation.

       EENNOOMMEEMM Insufficient memory was available to fulfill the request.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
       None.

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       The _s_e_l_e_c_t() and _p_o_l_l() functions can be used to determine when data is
       available to be received.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       None.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _p_o_l_l(), _p_s_e_l_e_c_t(), _r_e_c_v(), _r_e_c_v_f_r_o_m(), _s_e_n_d(), _s_e_n_d_m_s_g(), _s_e_n_d_t_o(),
       _s_h_u_t_d_o_w_n(), _s_o_c_k_e_t()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<ssyyss__ssoocckkeett..hh>>

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