Add ip(v6)_checksum socket options
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Allows setting the IP_CHECKSUM/IPV6_CHECKSUM socket options. This option is used to have the kernel insert/check a checksum at the specified offset in non-ICMP RAW sockets. The behavior of IPV6_CHECKSUM is specified in RFC 3542 Section 3.1
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u32for the value, thoughi32could make more sense, as-1is a special value for "disable this option".u32::MAXworks for this when usingu32though.The platform list is an estimate and could use validation, though this is part of a Unix API so it should be available on most modern systems.