PROBE::SOCKET.WRIT(3stap)

πŸ’– PROBE::SOCKET.WRIT β€” a Socket Tapset moment πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to the SystemTap Tapset Reference page for this little probe. it's giving "socket writev said its final goodbyes" and honestly? we're obsessed. 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

probe::socket.writev.return β€” the conclusion of a message sent via socket_writev. like, the credits are rolling on your socket message. 🎬


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

probe socket.writev.return {}

no args, no drama, just vibes. πŸ’…


πŸ‘‘ VALUES πŸ‘‘

everything this probe hands you at the afterparty:

  • size β€” the size of the message that got sent (in bytes), or an error code if success = 0. so if things went sideways, this is your receipts. 😭
  • flags β€” the socket flags value.
  • family β€” the protocol family value.
  • success β€” was the send successful? (1 = yes bestie, 0 = no bestie).
  • type β€” the socket type value.
  • name β€” the name of this probe. yes, it knows its own name, main character energy fr fr. ✨
  • state β€” the socket state value.
  • protocol β€” the protocol value.

πŸ¦‹ CONTEXT πŸ¦‹

the message receiver. that's who's in the group chat when this fires. πŸ“¬


πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

this probe fires at the conclusion of sending a message on a socket via the sock_writev function. not the beginning, not the middle β€” the end. the way it just shows up right when the message is fully out the door... iconic. 🌈


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯


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