include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h

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File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h
Extension
.h
Size
4367 bytes
Lines
208
Domain
Core OS
Bucket
Core Kernel Interface
Inferred role
Core OS: implementation source
Status
source implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.

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Annotated Snippet

struct in6_pktinfo {
	struct in6_addr	ipi6_addr;
	int		ipi6_ifindex;
};
#endif

#if __UAPI_DEF_IP6_MTUINFO
struct ip6_mtuinfo {
	struct sockaddr_in6	ip6m_addr;
	__u32			ip6m_mtu;
};
#endif

struct in6_ifreq {
	struct in6_addr	ifr6_addr;
	__u32		ifr6_prefixlen;
	int		ifr6_ifindex; 
};

#define IPV6_SRCRT_STRICT	0x01	/* Deprecated; will be removed */
#define IPV6_SRCRT_TYPE_0	0	/* Deprecated; will be removed */
#define IPV6_SRCRT_TYPE_2	2	/* IPv6 type 2 Routing Header	*/
#define IPV6_SRCRT_TYPE_3	3	/* RPL Segment Routing with IPv6 */
#define IPV6_SRCRT_TYPE_4	4	/* Segment Routing with IPv6 */

/*
 *	routing header
 */
struct ipv6_rt_hdr {
	__u8		nexthdr;
	__u8		hdrlen;
	__u8		type;
	__u8		segments_left;

	/*
	 *	type specific data
	 *	variable length field
	 */
};


struct ipv6_opt_hdr {
	__u8 		nexthdr;
	__u8 		hdrlen;
	/* 
	 * TLV encoded option data follows.
	 */
} __attribute__((packed));	/* required for some archs */

#define ipv6_destopt_hdr ipv6_opt_hdr
#define ipv6_hopopt_hdr  ipv6_opt_hdr

/* Router Alert option values (RFC2711) */
#define IPV6_OPT_ROUTERALERT_MLD	0x0000	/* MLD(RFC2710) */

/*
 *	routing header type 0 (used in cmsghdr struct)
 */

struct rt0_hdr {
	struct ipv6_rt_hdr	rt_hdr;
	__u32			reserved;
	struct in6_addr		addr[];

#define rt0_type		rt_hdr.type
};

/*
 *	routing header type 2
 */

struct rt2_hdr {
	struct ipv6_rt_hdr	rt_hdr;
	__u32			reserved;
	struct in6_addr		addr;

#define rt2_type		rt_hdr.type
};

/*
 *	home address option in destination options header
 */

struct ipv6_destopt_hao {
	__u8			type;
	__u8			length;
	struct in6_addr		addr;
} __attribute__((packed));

/*

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