sk_attach_filter (9) - Linux Manuals

sk_attach_filter: attach a socket filter

Command to display sk_attach_filter manual in Linux: $ man 9 sk_attach_filter

NAME

sk_attach_filter - attach a socket filter

SYNOPSIS

int sk_attach_filter(struct sock_fprog * fprog, struct sock * sk);

ARGUMENTS

fprog

: the filter program

: the socket to use

DESCRIPTION

Attach the user's filter code. We first run some sanity checks on it to make sure it does not explode on us later. If an error occurs or there is insufficient memory for the filter a negative errno code is returned. On success the return is zero.