diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/io.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/io.go
index 22fd935c7..d92be07e3 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/io.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/io.go
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ type EndpointReader struct {
 	// sockets, it is the amount read.
 	MsgSize int64
 
-	// From, if not nil, will be set with the address read from.
-	From *transport.Address
+	// From will be set with the address read from.
+	From transport.Address
 
 	// Control contains the received control messages.
 	Control transport.ControlMessages
@@ -99,12 +99,17 @@ type EndpointReader struct {
 
 // Truncate calls RecvMsg on the endpoint without writing to a destination.
 func (r *EndpointReader) Truncate() error {
-	// Ignore bytes read since it will always be zero.
-	_, ms, c, unusedRights, ct, notify, err := r.Endpoint.RecvMsg(r.Ctx, [][]byte{}, r.Creds, r.NumRights, r.Peek, r.From)
-	r.Control = c
-	r.UnusedRights = unusedRights
-	r.ControlTrunc = ct
-	r.MsgSize = ms
+	args := transport.RecvArgs{
+		Creds:     r.Creds,
+		NumRights: r.NumRights,
+		Peek:      r.Peek,
+	}
+	out, notify, err := r.Endpoint.RecvMsg(r.Ctx, [][]byte{}, args)
+	r.MsgSize = out.MsgLen
+	r.Control = out.Control
+	r.ControlTrunc = out.ControlTrunc
+	r.UnusedRights = out.UnusedRights
+	r.From = out.Source
 	if notify != nil {
 		notify()
 	}
@@ -117,15 +122,21 @@ func (r *EndpointReader) Truncate() error {
 // ReadToBlocks implements safemem.Reader.ReadToBlocks.
 func (r *EndpointReader) ReadToBlocks(dsts safemem.BlockSeq) (uint64, error) {
 	return safemem.FromVecReaderFunc{func(bufs [][]byte) (int64, error) {
-		n, ms, c, unusedRights, ct, notify, err := r.Endpoint.RecvMsg(r.Ctx, bufs, r.Creds, r.NumRights, r.Peek, r.From)
-		r.Control = c
-		r.UnusedRights = unusedRights
-		r.ControlTrunc = ct
-		r.MsgSize = ms
+		args := transport.RecvArgs{
+			Creds:     r.Creds,
+			NumRights: r.NumRights,
+			Peek:      r.Peek,
+		}
+		out, notify, err := r.Endpoint.RecvMsg(r.Ctx, bufs, args)
+		r.MsgSize = out.MsgLen
+		r.Control = out.Control
+		r.ControlTrunc = out.ControlTrunc
+		r.UnusedRights = out.UnusedRights
+		r.From = out.Source
 		r.Notify = notify
 		if err != nil {
-			return int64(n), err.ToError()
+			return int64(out.RecvLen), err.ToError()
 		}
-		return int64(n), nil
+		return int64(out.RecvLen), nil
 	}}.ReadToBlocks(dsts)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/transport/host.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/transport/host.go
index 79e5a991e..571089413 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/transport/host.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/transport/host.go
@@ -229,50 +229,56 @@ func (c *HostConnectedEndpoint) EventUpdate() error {
 }
 
 // Recv implements Receiver.Recv.
-func (c *HostConnectedEndpoint) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, creds bool, numRights int, peek bool) (int64, int64, ControlMessages, []RightsControlMessage, bool, Address, bool, *syserr.Error) {
+func (c *HostConnectedEndpoint) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, args RecvArgs) (RecvOutput, bool, *syserr.Error) {
 	c.mu.RLock()
 	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	var cm unet.ControlMessage
-	if numRights > 0 {
-		cm.EnableFDs(int(numRights))
+	if args.NumRights > 0 {
+		cm.EnableFDs(int(args.NumRights))
 	}
 
 	// N.B. Unix sockets don't have a receive buffer, the send buffer
 	// serves both purposes.
-	rl, ml, cl, cTrunc, err := fdReadVec(c.fd, data, []byte(cm), peek, c.RecvMaxQueueSize())
-	if rl > 0 && err != nil {
+	out := RecvOutput{Source: Address{Addr: c.addr}}
+	var err error
+	var controlLen uint64
+	out.RecvLen, out.MsgLen, controlLen, out.ControlTrunc, err = fdReadVec(c.fd, data, []byte(cm), args.Peek, c.RecvMaxQueueSize())
+	if out.RecvLen > 0 && err != nil {
 		// We got some data, so all we need to do on error is return
 		// the data that we got. Short reads are fine, no need to
 		// block.
 		err = nil
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, ControlMessages{}, nil, false, Address{}, false, syserr.FromError(err)
+		return RecvOutput{}, false, syserr.FromError(err)
 	}
 
 	// There is no need for the callee to call RecvNotify because fdReadVec uses
 	// the host's recvmsg(2) and the host kernel's queue.
 
 	// Trim the control data if we received less than the full amount.
-	if cl < uint64(len(cm)) {
-		cm = cm[:cl]
+	if controlLen < uint64(len(cm)) {
+		cm = cm[:controlLen]
 	}
 
 	// Avoid extra allocations in the case where there isn't any control data.
 	if len(cm) == 0 {
-		return rl, ml, ControlMessages{}, nil, cTrunc, Address{Addr: c.addr}, false, nil
+		return out, false, nil
 	}
 
 	fds, err := cm.ExtractFDs()
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, ControlMessages{}, nil, false, Address{}, false, syserr.FromError(err)
+		return RecvOutput{}, false, syserr.FromError(err)
 	}
 
 	if len(fds) == 0 {
-		return rl, ml, ControlMessages{}, nil, cTrunc, Address{Addr: c.addr}, false, nil
+		return out, false, nil
 	}
-	return rl, ml, ControlMessages{Rights: &SCMRights{fds}}, nil, cTrunc, Address{Addr: c.addr}, false, nil
+	out.Control = ControlMessages{
+		Rights: &SCMRights{fds},
+	}
+	return out, false, nil
 }
 
 // RecvNotify implements Receiver.RecvNotify.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/transport/unix.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/transport/unix.go
index e5003c87a..4fb430daf 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/transport/unix.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/transport/unix.go
@@ -87,6 +87,56 @@ func (c *ControlMessages) Release(ctx context.Context) {
 	*c = ControlMessages{}
 }
 
+// RecvArgs are the arguments to Endpoint.RecvMsg and Receiver.Recv.
+type RecvArgs struct {
+	// Creds indicates if credential control messages are requested by the
+	// caller. This is useful for determining if control messages can be
+	// coalesced. Creds is a hint and can be safely ignored by the
+	// implementation if no coalescing is possible. It is fine to return
+	// credential control messages when none were requested or to not
+	// return credential control messages when they were requested.
+	Creds bool
+
+	// NumRights is the number of SCM_RIGHTS FDs requested by the caller.
+	// This is useful if one must allocate a buffer to receive a SCM_RIGHTS
+	// message or determine if control messages can be coalesced. numRights
+	// is a hint and can be safely ignored by the implementation if the
+	// number of available SCM_RIGHTS FDs is known and no coalescing is
+	// possible. It is fine for the returned number of SCM_RIGHTS FDs to be
+	// either higher or lower than the requested number.
+	NumRights int
+
+	// If Peek is true, no data should be consumed from the Endpoint. Any and
+	// all data returned from a peek should be available in the next call to
+	// Recv or RecvMsg.
+	Peek bool
+}
+
+// RecvOutput is the output from Endpoint.RecvMsg and Receiver.Recv.
+type RecvOutput struct {
+	// RecvLen is the number of bytes copied into RecvArgs.Data.
+	RecvLen int64
+
+	// MsgLen is the length of the read message consumed for datagram Endpoints.
+	// MsgLen is always the same as RecvLen for stream Endpoints.
+	MsgLen int64
+
+	// Source is the source address we received from.
+	Source Address
+
+	// Control is the ControlMessages read.
+	Control ControlMessages
+
+	// ControlTrunc indicates that the NumRights hint was used to receive
+	// fewer than the total available SCM_RIGHTS FDs. Additional truncation
+	// may be required by the caller.
+	ControlTrunc bool
+
+	// UnusedRights is a slice of unused RightsControlMessage which should
+	// be Release()d.
+	UnusedRights []RightsControlMessage
+}
+
 // Endpoint is the interface implemented by Unix transport protocol
 // implementations that expose functionality like sendmsg, recvmsg, connect,
 // etc. to Unix socket implementations.
@@ -101,40 +151,8 @@ type Endpoint interface {
 	// RecvMsg reads data and a control message from the endpoint. This method
 	// does not block if there is no data pending.
 	//
-	// creds indicates if credential control messages are requested by the
-	// caller. This is useful for determining if control messages can be
-	// coalesced. creds is a hint and can be safely ignored by the
-	// implementation if no coalescing is possible. It is fine to return
-	// credential control messages when none were requested or to not return
-	// credential control messages when they were requested.
-	//
-	// numRights is the number of SCM_RIGHTS FDs requested by the caller. This
-	// is useful if one must allocate a buffer to receive a SCM_RIGHTS message
-	// or determine if control messages can be coalesced. numRights is a hint
-	// and can be safely ignored by the implementation if the number of
-	// available SCM_RIGHTS FDs is known and no coalescing is possible. It is
-	// fine for the returned number of SCM_RIGHTS FDs to be either higher or
-	// lower than the requested number.
-	//
-	// If peek is true, no data should be consumed from the Endpoint. Any and
-	// all data returned from a peek should be available in the next call to
-	// RecvMsg.
-	//
-	// recvLen is the number of bytes copied into data.
-	//
-	// msgLen is the length of the read message consumed for datagram Endpoints.
-	// msgLen is always the same as recvLen for stream Endpoints.
-	//
-	// cmTruncated indicates that the numRights hint was used to receive fewer
-	// than the total available SCM_RIGHTS FDs. Additional truncation may be
-	// required by the caller.
-	//
-	// unusedRights is a slice of unused RightsControlMessage which should
-	// be Release()d.
-	//
-	// If set, notify is a callback that should be called after RecvMesg
-	// completes without mm.activeMu hed.
-	RecvMsg(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, creds bool, numRights int, peek bool, addr *Address) (recvLen, msgLen int64, cm ControlMessages, unusedRights []RightsControlMessage, CMTruncated bool, notify func(), err *syserr.Error)
+	// The returned callback should be called if not nil.
+	RecvMsg(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, args RecvArgs) (RecvOutput, func(), *syserr.Error)
 
 	// SendMsg writes data and a control message to the endpoint's peer.
 	// This method does not block if the data cannot be written.
@@ -344,10 +362,8 @@ func (m *message) Truncate(n int64) {
 type Receiver interface {
 	// Recv receives a single message. This method does not block.
 	//
-	// See Endpoint.RecvMsg for documentation on shared arguments.
-	//
 	// notify indicates if RecvNotify should be called.
-	Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, creds bool, numRights int, peek bool) (recvLen, msgLen int64, cm ControlMessages, unusedRights []RightsControlMessage, cmTruncated bool, source Address, notify bool, err *syserr.Error)
+	Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, args RecvArgs) (out RecvOutput, notify bool, err *syserr.Error)
 
 	// RecvNotify notifies the Receiver of a successful Recv. This must not be
 	// called while holding any endpoint locks.
@@ -394,17 +410,17 @@ type queueReceiver struct {
 }
 
 // Recv implements Receiver.Recv.
-func (q *queueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, creds bool, numRights int, peek bool) (int64, int64, ControlMessages, []RightsControlMessage, bool, Address, bool, *syserr.Error) {
+func (q *queueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, args RecvArgs) (RecvOutput, bool, *syserr.Error) {
 	var m *message
 	var notify bool
 	var err *syserr.Error
-	if peek {
+	if args.Peek {
 		m, err = q.readQueue.Peek()
 	} else {
 		m, notify, err = q.readQueue.Dequeue()
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, ControlMessages{}, nil, false, Address{}, false, err
+		return RecvOutput{}, false, err
 	}
 	src := []byte(m.Data)
 	var copied int64
@@ -413,7 +429,13 @@ func (q *queueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, creds bool, num
 		copied += int64(n)
 		src = src[n:]
 	}
-	return copied, int64(len(m.Data)), m.Control, nil, false, m.Address, notify, nil
+	out := RecvOutput{
+		RecvLen: copied,
+		MsgLen:  int64(len(m.Data)),
+		Control: m.Control,
+		Source:  m.Address,
+	}
+	return out, notify, nil
 }
 
 // RecvNotify implements Receiver.RecvNotify.
@@ -506,12 +528,11 @@ func (q *streamQueueReceiver) RecvMaxQueueSize() int64 {
 }
 
 // Recv implements Receiver.Recv.
-func (q *streamQueueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, wantCreds bool, numRights int, peek bool) (int64, int64, ControlMessages, []RightsControlMessage, bool, Address, bool, *syserr.Error) {
+func (q *streamQueueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, args RecvArgs) (RecvOutput, bool, *syserr.Error) {
 	q.mu.Lock()
 	defer q.mu.Unlock()
 
 	var notify bool
-	var unusedRights []RightsControlMessage
 
 	// If we have no data in the endpoint, we need to get some.
 	if len(q.buffer) == 0 {
@@ -520,7 +541,7 @@ func (q *streamQueueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, wantCreds
 		// the next time Recv() is called.
 		m, n, err := q.readQueue.Dequeue()
 		if err != nil {
-			return 0, 0, ControlMessages{}, unusedRights, false, Address{}, false, err
+			return RecvOutput{}, false, err
 		}
 		notify = n
 		q.buffer = []byte(m.Data)
@@ -529,14 +550,20 @@ func (q *streamQueueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, wantCreds
 	}
 
 	var copied int64
-	if peek {
+	if args.Peek {
 		// Don't consume control message if we are peeking.
 		c := q.control.Clone()
 
 		// Don't consume data since we are peeking.
 		copied, _, _ = vecCopy(data, q.buffer)
 
-		return copied, copied, c, unusedRights, false, q.addr, notify, nil
+		out := RecvOutput{
+			RecvLen: copied,
+			MsgLen:  copied,
+			Control: c,
+			Source:  q.addr,
+		}
+		return out, notify, nil
 	}
 
 	// Consume data and control message since we are not peeking.
@@ -547,15 +574,16 @@ func (q *streamQueueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, wantCreds
 
 	// Remove rights from q.control and leave behind just the creds.
 	q.control.Rights = nil
-	if !wantCreds {
+	if !args.Creds {
 		c.Credentials = nil
 	}
 
-	var cmTruncated bool
-	if c.Rights != nil && numRights == 0 {
-		unusedRights = append(unusedRights, c.Rights)
+	var out RecvOutput
+	if c.Rights != nil && args.NumRights == 0 {
+		// We won't use these rights.
+		out.UnusedRights = append(out.UnusedRights, c.Rights)
 		c.Rights = nil
-		cmTruncated = true
+		out.ControlTrunc = true
 	}
 
 	haveRights := c.Rights != nil
@@ -578,7 +606,7 @@ func (q *streamQueueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, wantCreds
 		q.control = m.Control
 		q.addr = m.Address
 
-		if wantCreds {
+		if args.Creds {
 			if (q.control.Credentials == nil) != (c.Credentials == nil) {
 				// One message has credentials, the other does not.
 				break
@@ -590,7 +618,7 @@ func (q *streamQueueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, wantCreds
 			}
 		}
 
-		if numRights != 0 && c.Rights != nil && q.control.Rights != nil {
+		if args.NumRights != 0 && c.Rights != nil && q.control.Rights != nil {
 			// Both messages have rights.
 			break
 		}
@@ -606,9 +634,9 @@ func (q *streamQueueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, wantCreds
 
 		if q.control.Rights != nil {
 			// Consume rights.
-			if numRights == 0 {
-				cmTruncated = true
-				unusedRights = append(unusedRights, q.control.Rights)
+			if args.NumRights == 0 {
+				out.ControlTrunc = true
+				out.UnusedRights = append(out.UnusedRights, q.control.Rights)
 			} else {
 				c.Rights = q.control.Rights
 				haveRights = true
@@ -616,7 +644,12 @@ func (q *streamQueueReceiver) Recv(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, wantCreds
 			q.control.Rights = nil
 		}
 	}
-	return copied, copied, c, unusedRights, cmTruncated, q.addr, notify, nil
+
+	out.MsgLen = copied
+	out.RecvLen = copied
+	out.Source = q.addr
+	out.Control = c
+	return out, notify, nil
 }
 
 // Release implements Receiver.Release.
@@ -863,29 +896,25 @@ func (e *baseEndpoint) Connected() bool {
 }
 
 // RecvMsg reads data and a control message from the endpoint.
-func (e *baseEndpoint) RecvMsg(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, creds bool, numRights int, peek bool, addr *Address) (int64, int64, ControlMessages, []RightsControlMessage, bool, func(), *syserr.Error) {
+func (e *baseEndpoint) RecvMsg(ctx context.Context, data [][]byte, args RecvArgs) (RecvOutput, func(), *syserr.Error) {
 	e.Lock()
 	receiver := e.receiver
 	e.Unlock()
 
 	if receiver == nil {
-		return 0, 0, ControlMessages{}, nil, false, nil, syserr.ErrNotConnected
+		return RecvOutput{}, nil, syserr.ErrNotConnected
 	}
 
-	recvLen, msgLen, cms, unusedRights, cmt, a, notify, err := receiver.Recv(ctx, data, creds, numRights, peek)
+	out, notify, err := receiver.Recv(ctx, data, args)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, ControlMessages{}, unusedRights, false, nil, err
+		return RecvOutput{}, nil, err
 	}
 
-	var notifyFn func()
 	if notify {
-		notifyFn = receiver.RecvNotify
+		return out, receiver.RecvNotify, nil
 	}
 
-	if addr != nil {
-		*addr = a
-	}
-	return recvLen, msgLen, cms, unusedRights, cmt, notifyFn, nil
+	return out, nil, nil
 }
 
 // SendMsg writes data and a control message to the endpoint's peer.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/unix.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/unix.go
index ea4b5e9cd..fa8bd978e 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/unix.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/unix/unix.go
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ func (s *Socket) Read(ctx context.Context, dst usermem.IOSequence, opts vfs.Read
 		Endpoint:  s.ep,
 		NumRights: 0,
 		Peek:      false,
-		From:      nil,
 	}
 	n, err := dst.CopyOutFrom(ctx, r)
 	if r.Notify != nil {
@@ -741,9 +740,6 @@ func (s *Socket) RecvMsg(t *kernel.Task, dst usermem.IOSequence, flags int, have
 		NumRights: numRights,
 		Peek:      peek,
 	}
-	if senderRequested {
-		r.From = &transport.Address{}
-	}
 
 	doRead := func() (int64, error) {
 		n, err := dst.CopyOutFrom(t, &r)
@@ -778,8 +774,8 @@ func (s *Socket) RecvMsg(t *kernel.Task, dst usermem.IOSequence, flags int, have
 	if n, err := doRead(); err != linuxerr.ErrWouldBlock || dontWait {
 		var from linux.SockAddr
 		var fromLen uint32
-		if r.From != nil && len([]byte(r.From.Addr)) != 0 {
-			from, fromLen = convertAddress(*r.From)
+		if senderRequested && len([]byte(r.From.Addr)) != 0 {
+			from, fromLen = convertAddress(r.From)
 		}
 
 		if r.ControlTrunc {
@@ -813,8 +809,8 @@ func (s *Socket) RecvMsg(t *kernel.Task, dst usermem.IOSequence, flags int, have
 		if n, err := doRead(); err != linuxerr.ErrWouldBlock {
 			var from linux.SockAddr
 			var fromLen uint32
-			if r.From != nil {
-				from, fromLen = convertAddress(*r.From)
+			if senderRequested {
+				from, fromLen = convertAddress(r.From)
 			}
 
 			if r.ControlTrunc {