cvs commit: src/lib/libc/net Makefile.inc sctp_sys_calls.c src/sys/sys param.h

[Craig Rodrigues]

On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 05:57:04AM -0800, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> i think Andre's question was this:
> normally we use {set|get}sockopt() to configure the socket
> as desired for special features (e.g. multicast is one).
> 
> Why is it undesirable to use the same kind of overloading
> for sctp ?

I think some of the reasons for why a new sockets API
was introduced for SCTP was outlined in:
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpsocket-14.txt

...but I'll let Randall chime in too. :)

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Craig Rodrigues        
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