inet6_rth_add(3)inet6_rth_add(3)NAMEinet6_rth_add - Add an IPv6 address to the Routing header under con‐
struction
SYNOPSIS
#include <netinet/ip6.h>
int inet6_rth_add(
void *bp,
const struct in6_addr *addr );
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc)
PARAMETERS
Points to a buffer that is to contain an IPv6 Routing header. Points
to an IPv6 address to add to the Routing header.
DESCRIPTION
The inet6_rth_add() function adds IPv6 address to the end of the Rout‐
ing header under construction. The address pointed to by addr cannot be
either an IPv6 V4-mapped address or an IPv6 multicast address.
The function increments the ip60r_segleft member in the ip6_rthdr0
structure. The ip6_rthdr0 structure is defined in netinet/ip6.h.
Only Routing Header Type 0 is supported.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the inet6_rth_add() function returns 0
(zero). Upon failure, it returns a -1.
SEE ALSO
Functions: inet6_rth_getaddr(3), inet6_rth_init(3),
inet6_rth_reverse(3), inet6_rth_segments(3), inet6_rth_space(3).
Network Programmer's Guide
inet6_rth_add(3)