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39 .Nm inet6_rth_reverse ,
40 .Nm inet6_rth_segments ,
42 .Nd IPv6 Routing Header Options manipulation
47 .Fn inet6_rth_space "int" "int"
49 .Fn inet6_rth_init "void *" "socklen_t" "int" "int"
51 .Fn inet6_rth_add "void *" "const struct in6_addr *"
53 .Fn inet6_rth_reverse "const void *" "void *"
55 .Fn inet6_rth_segments "const void *"
56 .Ft "struct in6_addr *"
57 .Fn inet6_rth_getaddr "const void *" "int"
60 The IPv6 Advanced API, RFC 3542, defines the functions that an
61 application calls to build and examine IPv6 Routing headers.
62 Routing headers are used to perform source routing in IPv6 networks.
65 to describe addresses and that is the term used here as well.
66 All of the functions are defined in the
69 The functions described in this manual page all operate
70 on routing header structures which are defined in
72 but which should not need to be modified outside the use of this API.
73 The size and shape of the route header structures may change, so using
74 the APIs is a more portable, long term, solution.
76 The functions in the API are split into two groups, those that build a
77 routing header and those that parse a received routing header.
78 We will describe the builder functions followed by the parser functions.
82 function returns the number of bytes required to hold a Routing Header
83 of the type, specified in the
85 argument and containing the number of addresses specified in the
90 the number of segments must be from 0 through 127.
91 Routing headers of type
93 contain only one segment, and are only used with Mobile IPv6.
94 The return value from this function is the number of bytes required to
95 store the routing header.
96 If the value 0 is returned then either the
97 route header type was not recognized or another error occurred.
101 function initializes the pre-allocated buffer pointed to by
103 to contain a routing header of the specified type The
105 argument is used to verify that the buffer is large enough.
106 The caller must allocate the buffer pointed to by bp.
107 The necessary buffer size should be determined by calling
109 described in the previous sections.
113 function returns a pointer to
117 when there is an error.
121 function adds the IPv6 address pointed to by
123 to the end of the routing header being constructed.
125 A successful addition results in the function returning 0, otherwise
127 .Ss inet6_rth_reverse
129 .Fn inet6_rth_reverse
130 function takes a routing header, pointed to by the
133 and writes a new routing header into the argument pointed to by
135 The routing header at that sends datagrams along the reverse of that
137 Both arguments are allowed to point to the same buffer meaning
138 that the reversal can occur in place.
140 The return value of the function is 0 on success, or \-1 when
144 The next set of functions operate on a routing header that the
145 application wants to parse.
146 In the usual case such a routing header
147 is received from the network, although these functions can also be
148 used with routing headers that the application itself created.
149 .Ss inet6_rth_segments
151 .Fn inet6_rth_segments
152 function returns the number of segments contained in the
153 routing header pointed to by
155 The return value is the number of segments contained in the routing
156 header, or \-1 if an error occurred.
157 It is not an error for 0 to be
158 returned as a routing header may contain 0 segments.
160 .Ss inet6_rth_getaddr
162 .Fn inet6_rth_getaddr
163 function is used to retrieve a single address from a routing header.
166 is the location in the routing header from which the application wants
167 to retrieve an address.
170 parameter must have a value between 0 and one less than the number of
171 segments present in the routing header.
173 .Fn inet6_rth_segments
174 function, described in the last section, should be used to determine
175 the total number of segments in the routing header.
177 .Fn inet6_rth_getaddr
178 function returns a pointer to an IPv6 address on success or
180 when an error has occurred.
186 .Fn inet6_rth_getaddr
187 functions return 0 on errors.
197 .Fn inet6_rth_reverse
198 functions return 0 on success, or \-1 upon an error.
201 RFC 3542 gives extensive examples in Section 21, Appendix B.
203 KAME also provides examples in the advapitest directory of its kit.
211 .%T "Advanced Sockets API for IPv6"
218 .%T "Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification"
223 The implementation first appeared in KAME advanced networking kit.