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    Problem Report Number 1191
    Submitter's Classification Test Suite problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Problem Resolution ID REJ.X.0393
    Raised 1970-01-01 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published null
    Product Standard Sockets (UNIX 95)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSU version 4.1.0
    Test Identification sockets/socketpair 9
    Problem Summary PG4U.00074 This request claims that socketpair is only required to work with AF_UNIX sockets.
    Problem Text
    This request claims that socketpair is only required to work with
    AF_UNIX sockets.

    This test case attempts to test an invalid protocol with the INET
    address family (STREAMS type). However, our implementation does
    not support using the INET address family with socketpair().
    Using INET on this call is invalid and generates EINVAL.

    The Networking Services, Issue 4, states under Application Usage:
    "The socketpair() function is used primarily with UNIX domain sockets
    and need not be supported for other domains."
    Test Output
    TEST PURPOSE #8
    If the implementation supports a communications domain
    and a connection-oriented socket type:
    EPROTONOSUPPORT in errno and return -1 on a call to int
    socketpair(int domain, int type, int protocol, int
    socket_vector[2]) when the address family does not
    support the specified protocol.
    PREP: Get VSU_PROTO_FOR_AF_INVALID configuration parameter
    TEST: Create socketpair
    TEST: Return value
    TEST: errno value
    ERROR: socketpair call failed incorrectly, errno was 121(EINVAL -
    Invalid argument) should have been EPROTONOSUPPORT
    8 FAIL

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    We recommend this request be refused after review.

    The spec text the submitter quotes from the socketpair()
    Application Usage section is not normative. A Base Resolution is
    necessary to make the statement normative. This should be taken
    up with the XNET group.

    While the XNI spec allows AFs to be optional, the GP1 Sockets
    Component Definition requires both that AF_UNIX and AF_INET
    support STREAMS sockets. A change to this document may be
    required as well. This should be brought to the attention of
    the X/Open Testing Business Unit.

    If a base resolution making socketpair() support for AF_INET
    sockets optional is passed we will still believe that returning
    EINVAL is non-compliant. We believe EAFNOSUPPORT or EOPNOTSUP is
    the proper error in this case and request that the base working
    group clarify this issue while resolving the submitter's request.

    Review Type Expert Group Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution No Resolution Given
    Review Conclusion
    The Base Working Group agrees with the consultant that EPROTONOSUPPORT
    is the expected error number.

    The request should be refused.

    Review Type SA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Review Conclusion
    This request is refused.

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