Binary compatibility report for the ws2_32.dll library between 5.1.2600.5512-Windows SDK 5.0 and 6.0.6001.18000-Windows SDK 6.0 versions on x86

Test Info

Library Name	ws2_32.dll
Version #1	5.1.2600.5512-Windows SDK 5.0
Version #2	6.0.6001.18000-Windows SDK 6.0
CPU Architecture	x86

Test Results

Total Header Files	5
Total Dynamic Libraries	1
Total Symbols / Types	100 / 177
Verdict	Compatible

Problem Summary

	Severity	Count
Added Symbols	-	26
Removed Symbols	High	0
Problems with Data Types	High	0
	Medium	0
	Low	4
Problems with Symbols	High	0
	Medium	0
	Low	11
Problems with Constants	Low	26

Added Symbols (26)

winsock2.h, ws2_32.dll
WSAConnectByList ( SOCKET s, PSOCKET_ADDRESS_LIST SocketAddress, LPDWORD LocalAddressLength, LPSOCKADDR LocalAddress, LPDWORD RemoteAddressLength, LPSOCKADDR RemoteAddress, timeval const* timeout, LPWSAOVERLAPPED Reserved )
WSAConnectByNameA ( SOCKET s, LPCSTR nodename, LPCSTR servicename, LPDWORD LocalAddressLength, LPSOCKADDR LocalAddress, LPDWORD RemoteAddressLength, LPSOCKADDR RemoteAddress, timeval const* timeout, LPWSAOVERLAPPED Reserved )
WSAConnectByNameW ( SOCKET s, LPWSTR nodename, LPWSTR servicename, LPDWORD LocalAddressLength, LPSOCKADDR LocalAddress, LPDWORD RemoteAddressLength, LPSOCKADDR RemoteAddress, timeval const* timeout, LPWSAOVERLAPPED Reserved )
WSAEnumNameSpaceProvidersExA ( LPDWORD lpdwBufferLength, LPWSANAMESPACE_INFOEXA lpnspBuffer )
WSAEnumNameSpaceProvidersExW ( LPDWORD lpdwBufferLength, LPWSANAMESPACE_INFOEXW lpnspBuffer )
WSAPoll ( LPWSAPOLLFD fdArray, DWORD fds, INT timeout )
WSASendMsg ( SOCKET Handle, LPWSAMSG lpMsg, DWORD dwFlags, LPDWORD lpNumberOfBytesSent, LPWSAOVERLAPPED lpOverlapped, LPWSAOVERLAPPED_COMPLETION_ROUTINE lpCompletionRoutine )

ws2spi.h, ws2_32.dll
WSAAdvertiseProvider ( GUID const* puuidProviderId, LPCNSPV2_ROUTINE const pNSPv2Routine )
WSAProviderCompleteAsyncCall ( HANDLE hAsyncCall, INT iRetCode )
WSAUnadvertiseProvider ( GUID const* puuidProviderId )
WSCGetApplicationCategory ( LPCWSTR Path, DWORD PathLength, LPCWSTR Extra, DWORD ExtraLength, DWORD* pPermittedLspCategories, LPINT lpErrno )
WSCGetProviderInfo ( LPGUID lpProviderId, WSC_PROVIDER_INFO_TYPE InfoType, PBYTE Info, size_t* InfoSize, DWORD Flags, LPINT lpErrno )
WSCInstallNameSpaceEx ( LPWSTR lpszIdentifier, LPWSTR lpszPathName, DWORD dwNameSpace, DWORD dwVersion, LPGUID lpProviderId, LPBLOB lpProviderSpecific )
WSCInstallProviderAndChains ( LPGUID lpProviderId, LPWSTR const lpszProviderDllPath, LPWSTR const lpszLspName, DWORD dwServiceFlags, LPWSAPROTOCOL_INFOW lpProtocolInfoList, DWORD dwNumberOfEntries, LPDWORD lpdwCatalogEntryId, LPINT lpErrno )
WSCSetApplicationCategory ( LPCWSTR Path, DWORD PathLength, LPCWSTR Extra, DWORD ExtraLength, DWORD PermittedLspCategories, DWORD* pPrevPermLspCat, LPINT lpErrno )
WSCSetProviderInfo ( LPGUID lpProviderId, WSC_PROVIDER_INFO_TYPE InfoType, PBYTE Info, size_t InfoSize, DWORD Flags, LPINT lpErrno )

ws2tcpip.h, ws2_32.dll
FreeAddrInfoEx ( PADDRINFOEXA pAddrInfoEx )
FreeAddrInfoExW ( PADDRINFOEXW pAddrInfoEx )
GetAddrInfoExA ( PCSTR pName, PCSTR pServiceName, DWORD dwNameSpace, LPGUID lpNspId, ADDRINFOEXA const* hints, PADDRINFOEXA* ppResult, timeval* timeout, LPOVERLAPPED lpOverlapped, LPLOOKUPSERVICE_COMPLETION_ROUTINE lpCompletionRoutine, LPHANDLE lpNameHandle )
GetAddrInfoExW ( PCWSTR pName, PCWSTR pServiceName, DWORD dwNameSpace, LPGUID lpNspId, ADDRINFOEXW const* hints, PADDRINFOEXW* ppResult, timeval* timeout, LPOVERLAPPED lpOverlapped, LPLOOKUPSERVICE_COMPLETION_ROUTINE lpCompletionRoutine, LPHANDLE lpHandle )
inet_ntop ( INT Family, PVOID pAddr, PSTR pStringBuf, size_t StringBufSize )
inet_pton ( INT Family, PCSTR pszAddrString, PVOID pAddrBuf )
InetNtopW ( INT Family, PVOID pAddr, PWSTR pStringBuf, size_t StringBufSize )
InetPtonW ( INT Family, PCWSTR pszAddrString, PVOID pAddrBuf )
SetAddrInfoExA ( PCSTR pName, PCSTR pServiceName, SOCKET_ADDRESS* pAddresses, DWORD dwAddressCount, LPBLOB lpBlob, DWORD dwFlags, DWORD dwNameSpace, LPGUID lpNspId, timeval* timeout, LPOVERLAPPED lpOverlapped, LPLOOKUPSERVICE_COMPLETION_ROUTINE lpCompletionRoutine, LPHANDLE lpNameHandle )
SetAddrInfoExW ( PCWSTR pName, PCWSTR pServiceName, SOCKET_ADDRESS* pAddresses, DWORD dwAddressCount, LPBLOB lpBlob, DWORD dwFlags, DWORD dwNameSpace, LPGUID lpNspId, timeval* timeout, LPOVERLAPPED lpOverlapped, LPLOOKUPSERVICE_COMPLETION_ROUTINE lpCompletionRoutine, LPHANDLE lpNameHandle )

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Problems with Data Types, Low Severity (4)

	Change	Effect
1	Type of field buf has been changed from char* to CHAR*.	Replacement of the field data type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.
2	Type of field len has been changed from u_long to DWORD.	Replacement of the field data type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.

	Change	Effect
1	Type of field sa_data has been changed from char[14] to CHAR[14].	Replacement of the field data type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.
2	Type of field sa_family has been changed from u_short to ADDRESS_FAMILY.	Replacement of the field data type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.

winsock2.h
[+] struct _WSABUF (2)
[+] struct sockaddr (2)

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Problems with Symbols, Low Severity (11)

	Change	Effect
1	Type of 1st parameter pAddrInfo has been changed from LPADDRINFO to PADDRINFOA.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

	Change	Effect
1	Type of 3rd parameter hints has been changed from addrinfo const* to ADDRINFOA const*.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
2	Type of 1st parameter nodename has been changed from char const* to PCSTR.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
3	Type of 4th parameter res has been changed from addrinfo** to PADDRINFOA*.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
4	Type of 2nd parameter servname has been changed from char const* to PCSTR.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
5	Type of return value has been changed from int to INT.	Replacement of return type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

	Change	Effect
1	Type of 7th parameter flags has been changed from int to INT.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
2	Type of 3rd parameter host has been changed from char* to PCHAR.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
3	Type of 1st parameter sa has been changed from sockaddr const* to SOCKADDR const*.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
4	Type of 5th parameter serv has been changed from char* to PCHAR.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
5	Type of return value has been changed from int to INT.	Replacement of return type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

ws2tcpip.h, ws2_32.dll
[+] freeaddrinfo ( LPADDRINFO pAddrInfo ) (1)
[+] getaddrinfo ( char const* nodename, char const* servname, addrinfo const* hints, addrinfo** res ) (5)
[+] getnameinfo ( sockaddr const* sa, socklen_t salen, char* host, DWORD hostlen, char* serv, DWORD servlen, int flags ) (5)

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Problems with Constants (26)

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant ADDR_ANY has been changed from (u_long)0x00000000 to INADDR_ANY.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_APPLETALK has been changed from 16 to AF_APPLETALK.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_ATM has been changed from 22 to AF_ATM.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_BAN has been changed from 21 to AF_BAN.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_CCITT has been changed from 10 to AF_CCITT.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_CHAOS has been changed from 5 to AF_CHAOS.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_DATAKIT has been changed from 9 to AF_DATAKIT.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_DLI has been changed from 13 to AF_DLI.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_ECMA has been changed from 8 to AF_ECMA.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_FIREFOX has been changed from 19 to AF_FIREFOX.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_HYLINK has been changed from 15 to AF_HYLINK.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_IMPLINK has been changed from 3 to AF_IMPLINK.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_INET has been changed from 2 to AF_INET.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_INET6 has been changed from 23 to AF_INET6.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_IPX has been changed from 6 to AF_IPX.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_ISO has been changed from 7 to AF_ISO.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_LAT has been changed from 14 to AF_LAT.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_MAX has been changed from 32 to AF_MAX.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_NS has been changed from 6 to AF_NS.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_OSI has been changed from 7 to AF_OSI.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_PUP has been changed from 4 to AF_PUP.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_SNA has been changed from 11 to AF_SNA.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_UNIX has been changed from 1 to AF_UNIX.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_UNKNOWN1 has been changed from 20 to AF_UNKNOWN1.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_UNSPEC has been changed from 0 to AF_UNSPEC.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant PF_VOICEVIEW has been changed from 18 to AF_VOICEVIEW.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

winsock2.h
[+] ADDR_ANY
[+] PF_APPLETALK
[+] PF_ATM
[+] PF_BAN
[+] PF_CCITT
[+] PF_CHAOS
[+] PF_DATAKIT
[+] PF_DLI
[+] PF_ECMA
[+] PF_FIREFOX
[+] PF_HYLINK
[+] PF_IMPLINK
[+] PF_INET
[+] PF_INET6
[+] PF_IPX
[+] PF_ISO
[+] PF_LAT
[+] PF_MAX
[+] PF_NS
[+] PF_OSI
[+] PF_PUP
[+] PF_SNA
[+] PF_UNIX
[+] PF_UNKNOWN1
[+] PF_UNSPEC
[+] PF_VOICEVIEW

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Header Files (5)

sporder.h
winsock.h
winsock2.h
ws2spi.h
ws2tcpip.h

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Dynamic Libraries (1)

ws2_32.dll

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