PROBE::TCP.SETSOCK(3stap) Networking Tapset PROBE::TCP.SETSOCK(3stap)

# [NAME](#NAME)

probe::tcp.setsockopt - Call to **setsockopt**

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
probe tcp.setsockopt {}
```

# [VALUES](#VALUES)

*optstr*

Resolves optname to a human-readable format

*optlen*

Used to access values for **setsockopt**

*family*

IP address family

*level*

The level at which the socket options will be manipulated

*name*

Name of this probe

*optname*

TCP socket options (e.g. TCP\_NODELAY, TCP\_MAXSEG, etc)

*sock*

Network socket

# [CONTEXT](#CONTEXT)

The process which calls setsockopt

# [SEE ALSO0](#SEE_ALSO0)

[*tapset::tcp*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/tapset::tcp.3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference Ver

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Document: probe::tcp.setsockopt(3stap) from systemtap 5.6-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://sourceware.org/git/systemtap.git