diff --git a/ext/socket/raddrinfo.c b/ext/socket/raddrinfo.c index f71d0f9c65..9212fc2bb5 100644 --- a/ext/socket/raddrinfo.c +++ b/ext/socket/raddrinfo.c @@ -1969,7 +1969,16 @@ addrinfo_unix_path(VALUE self) * * Similarly, PF_INET6 as family restricts for IPv6. * - * flags should be bitwise OR of Socket::AI_??? constants. + * flags should be bitwise OR of Socket::AI_??? constants such as follows. + * Note that the exact list of the constants depends on OS. + * + * AI_PASSIVE Get address to use with bind() + * AI_CANONNAME Fill in the canonical name + * AI_NUMERICHOST Prevent host name resolution + * AI_NUMERICSERV Prevent service name resolution + * AI_V4MAPPED Accept IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses + * AI_ALL Allow all addresses + * AI_ADDRCONFIG Accept only if any address is assigned * * Note that socktype should be specified whenever application knows the usage of the address. * Some platform causes an error when socktype is omitted and servname is specified as an integer