IPV6_RECVPKTINFO(2const) IPV6_RECVPKTINFO(2const)

IPV6_RECVPKTINFO - set delivery of the IPV6_PKTINFO control message on incoming datagrams

Standard C library (libc-lc)

#include <netinet/in.h>  /* Definition of IP* constants */
#include <sys/socket.h>
int setsockopt(int sockfd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_RECVPKTINFO,
               const int *enable, sizeof(int));

Set delivery of the IPV6_PKTINFO control message on incoming datagrams. Such control messages contain a struct in6_pktinfo, as per RFC 3542.

Allowed only for SOCK_DGRAM or SOCK_RAW sockets.

See IPPROTO_IPV6(2const). See setsockopt(2). See ipv6(7).

Linux 2.6.14.

IPPROTO_IPV6(2const), setsockopt(2), cmsg(3), ipv6(7)

2025-12-02 Linux man-pages 6.17