sctp_generic_recvmsg — receive data from a peer

sctp_generic_recvmsg() is the true system call used by the sctp_recvmsg(3) function call. This call is more efficient since it is a true system call but it is specific to FreeBSD and can be expected not to be present on any other operating system. For detailed usage please see the sctp_recvmsg(3) function call.

[EBADF] The argument s is not a valid descriptor. [ENOTSOCK] The argument s is not a socket.

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

sctp_generic_recvmsg — receive data from a peer

The call returns the number of bytes read on success and -1 upon failure.

sctp_recvmsg(3), sctp(4) Debian October 30, 2007 SCTP_GENERIC_RECVMSG(2)

#include<sys/types.h>#include<sys/socket.h>#include<netinet/sctp.h>intsctp_generic_recvmsg(ints, structiovec*iov, intiovlen, structsockaddr*from, socklen_t*fromlen, structsctp_sndrcvinfo*sinfo, int*msgflags);