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SOCKETCALL(2)                 Linux Programmer's Manual                 SOCKETCALL(2)

NAME         top

       socketcall - socket system calls

SYNOPSIS         top

       int socketcall(int call, unsigned long *args);

DESCRIPTION         top

       socketcall() is a common kernel entry point for the socket system calls.  call
       determines which socket function to invoke.  args points to a block containing
       the actual arguments, which are passed through to the appropriate call.

       User programs should call the appropriate functions by their usual names.
       Only standard library implementors and kernel hackers need to know about
       socketcall().

CONFORMING TO         top

       This call is specific to Linux, and should not be used in programs intended to
       be portable.

NOTES         top

       On a few architectures, for example ia64, there is no socketcall() system
       call; instead socket(2), accept(2), bind(2), and so on really are implemented
       as separate system calls.

SEE ALSO         top

       accept(2), bind(2), connect(2), getpeername(2), getsockname(2), getsockopt(2),
       listen(2), recv(2), recvfrom(2), recvmsg(2), send(2), sendmsg(2), sendto(2),
       setsockopt(2), shutdown(2), socket(2), socketpair(2)

COLOPHON         top

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Linux                                 2007-06-28                        SOCKETCALL(2)

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