+static void
+#if ENABLE_PING6
+create_icmp_socket(len_and_sockaddr *lsa)
+#else
+create_icmp_socket(void)
+#define create_icmp_socket(lsa) create_icmp_socket()
+#endif
+{
+ int sock;
+#if ENABLE_PING6
+ if (lsa->u.sa.sa_family == AF_INET6)
+ sock = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_ICMPV6);
+ else
+#endif
+ sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, 1); /* 1 == ICMP */
+ if (sock < 0) {
+ if (errno == EPERM)
+ bb_error_msg_and_die(bb_msg_perm_denied_are_you_root);
+ bb_perror_msg_and_die(bb_msg_can_not_create_raw_socket);
+ }
+
+ xmove_fd(sock, pingsock);
+}
+