https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39652 Summary: connect (2) under IPv6 has an incomplete list of returnable error numbers Product: Documentation Version: unspecified Kernel Version: 2.6.37 Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Tree: Mainline Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P1 Component: man-pages AssignedTo: documentation_man-pages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ReportedBy: kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Regression: No I believe this applies to many 2.6.xx kernel documentation sets. The man-page for connect (2) has an incomplete list of potential error reasons (indicated in errno) and their descriptive causes when attempting to connect to a remote IPv6 server and the return value indicates an error (-1). Observed by testing with 2.6.37: ENETUNREACH – reason should additionally include reference to the receipt of an ICMPv6 type 1 code 0 (no route to destination) response. EACCES – reason should additionally include reference to the receipt of an ICMPv6 type 1 code 1 (Administratively prohibited) response. EHOSTUNREACH – this isn't documented as a potential reason at present, but I believe it should be added and the causes are ICMPv6 type 1 code 3 (Address unreachable - I've verified this to be the case) or ICMPv6 type 3 (Time exceeded – I haven't verified this case - please check source code). ECONNREFUSED – reason should additionally include reference to the receipt of an ICMPv6 type 1 code 4 (Port unreachable) or TCP RST/ACK response. Having looked through v2.6.31 source it appears that potentially the following could also occur although I haven't verified this to be the case: EMSGSIZE – ICMPv6 type 2 – ICMPv6 type 2 (Packet too big) EPROTO – ICMPv6 type 4 – ICMPv6 type 4 (Parameter problem) Thanks. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching the assignee of the bug.-- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
