gnutls_record_set_max_recv_size(3)

gnutls_record_set_max_recv_size3

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

ssize_t gnutls_record_set_max_recv_size(gnutls_session_t session, size_t size);

Arguments

gnutls_session_t session

is a gnutls_session_t type.

size_t size

is the new size

Overview

This function sets the maximum amount of plaintext received in a record in this connection.

The limit is also negotiated through a TLS extension called 'record size limit'. Note that while the 'record size limit' extension is preferred, not all TLS implementations use or even understand the extension.

Returns

On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative error code is returned.

Since

3.6.8

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. Arch

Reporting bugs

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

From gnutls 3.8.13-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.