+ * Generic/fallback MTU values
+ *
+ * These are taken from RFC 1122, RFC 2460, and RFC 5405.
+ * - RFC 1122, 3.3.3 defines EMTU_S ("Effective MTU for sending") and recommends
+ * to use an EMTU_S size of of 576 bytes if the IPv4 path MTU is unknown;
+ * - RFC 2460, 5. requires a minimum IPv6 MTU of 1280 bytes;
+ * - RFC 5405, 3.2 recommends that if path MTU discovery is not done,
+ * UDP senders should use the respective minimum values of EMTU_S.
+ */
+static inline int generic_mtu(const int af_type)
+{
+ return af_type == AF_INET6 ? 1280 : 576;
+}
+
+/** Crude approximation of IP header overhead - neglecting options. */
+static inline int estimated_header_overhead(const int af_type)
+{
+ return af_type == AF_INET6 ? 40 : 20;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the maximum transport-layer message size (MMS_S).
+ *
+ * \param sockfd The socket file descriptor.