Re: [RTnet-developers] examples/generic/linux_server.c bugfix

[Jan K. <jan...@we...>]

Wolfgang K=F6bler wrote:
> Hello,
>=20
> There is a bug in rtnet-0.9.9/examples/generic/linux_server.c as well
> as in current SVN.=20
>=20
> Details:
> The variable clientLength is not initialized before it is passed to
> recvfrom. Yet, according to "man 2 recvfrom" (debian etch) it should be=

> "initialized to the size of the buffer associated with from".
> I tried the program without my bugfix (below) and it did not work
> (AFAIR "recvfrom() invalid parameter" or wrong address displayed after
> RCV), with the fix it worked as expected.
>=20
> Fix:
> just add clientLength initialization. see attached patch.

Very true. Thanks, just applied it.

Jan

PS: Did you worked on the RTnet wiki entry page? Thanks for your
contribution! I have one suggestion, though: What about pushing the
detailed structure section into a dedicated page?