* For iov_send_recv() _whole_ area being sent or received
* should be within the iovec, not only beginning of it.
*/
-ssize_t iov_send_recv(int sockfd, struct iovec *iov, unsigned iov_cnt,
+ssize_t iov_send_recv(int sockfd, const struct iovec *iov, unsigned iov_cnt,
size_t offset, size_t bytes, bool do_send);
#define iov_recv(sockfd, iov, iov_cnt, offset, bytes) \
iov_send_recv(sockfd, iov, iov_cnt, offset, bytes, false)
const struct iovec *iov, unsigned int iov_cnt,
size_t offset, size_t bytes);
+/*
+ * Remove a given number of bytes from the front or back of a vector.
+ * This may update iov and/or iov_cnt to exclude iovec elements that are
+ * no longer required.
+ *
+ * The number of bytes actually discarded is returned. This number may be
+ * smaller than requested if the vector is too small.
+ */
+size_t iov_discard_front(struct iovec **iov, unsigned int *iov_cnt,
+ size_t bytes);
+size_t iov_discard_back(struct iovec *iov, unsigned int *iov_cnt,
+ size_t bytes);
+
#endif