- unsigned long int buf_size; /* what to say to the OS. field here to remember it when accepting */
-
- int sd;
- int port; /* port on this side */
- int peer_port; /* port on the other side */
- char *peer_name; /* hostname of the other side */
+ int incoming:1; /* true if we can read from this sock */
+ int outgoing:1; /* true if we can write on this sock */
+ int accepting:1; /* true if master incoming sock in tcp */
+ int meas:1; /* true if this is an experiment socket instead of messaging */
+ int valid:1; /* false if a select returned that the peer quitted, forcing us to "close" the socket */
+ int moredata:1; /* TCP socket use a buffer and read operation get as much
+ data as possible. It is possible that several messages
+ are received in one shoot, and select won't catch them
+ afterward again.
+ This boolean indicates that this is the case, so that we
+ don't call select in that case. Note that measurement
+ sockets are not concerned since they use the TCP
+ interface directly, with no buffer. */