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t_accept(NET)


t_accept -- accept a connect request

Synopsis

cc [options] file -lnsl
#include <xti.h>

int t_accept(int fd, int resfd, struct t_call *call)

Description

This function is one of the TLI/XTI routines used to establish a transport connection. It is invoked by an active transport user, following a call to t_listen, to accept a connection request from the transport interface and provide the information needed to complete a virtual connection.

It may also be used to pass a connection to another endpoint.

This function is a service of connection-mode transport providers and is supported only if the provider returned service type T_COTS or T_COTS_ORD on t_open or t_getinfo.

A transport user may accept a connection on either the same or local transport endpoint or on an endpoint different than the one on which the connect indication arrived. Before the connection can be accepted on the same endpoint (resfd==fd), the user must have responded to any previous connect indications received on that endpoint (via t_accept or t_snddis). Otherwise, t_accept will fail and set t_errno to T_INDOUT.

If a different transport endpoint is specified (fd!=resfd), then the user may or may not choose to bind the endpoint before t_accept is issued. If the endpoint is not bound, then the transport provider will automatically bind it to the same protocol address that fd is bound to. If the user chooses to bind to a local address, then qlen must be zero for that protocol address, and the state of the endpoint must be T_IDLE. t_accept will change the address of resfd to be the same as that of fd. For portability, the first alternative is recommended.

Parameters


fd
the file descriptor for the local transport endpoint where the connect request arrived.

resfd
file descriptor for the local transport endpoint on which the connection is to be established.

call
points to the t_call structure used to complete the connection.

Structure definitions

The t_call structure contains the following members:
   struct netbuf addr;     /* address            */
   struct netbuf opt;      /* options            */
   struct netbuf udata;    /* user data          */
   int sequence;           /* sequence number    */
netbuf is described in intro(NET). In t_call, addr is the address of the caller, opt indicates any protocol-specific options associated with the connection, udata points to any user data to be returned to the caller, and sequence is the value returned by t_listen that uniquely associates the response with a previously received connect indication.

The values of parameters specified by opt and the syntax of those values are protocol specific. The udata argument enables the called transport user to send user data to the caller and the amount of user data must not exceed the limits supported by the transport provider as returned in the ``connect'' field of the info argument of t_open or t_getinfo. If the ``len'' field of udata is 0, no data will be sent to the caller.

State transitions


fd
T_INCON on entry. T_INCON, T_IDLE or T_DATAXFER on exit.

resfd
T_IDLE, T_UNBND on entry.

Files


/usr/lib/libxti.so
X/Open® Transport Interface Library (shared object)

/usr/lib/libnsl.so
Network Services Library (shared object)

Usage

When t_accept fails with a client timeout, this may be an indication that the client connection needs to be extended or that the server delay (between t_listen and t_accept) should be reduced.

A server application may retry t_accept unless a TOUTSTATE or TSYSERR error is received.

If the user does not specify protocol-specific options (the ``len'' field of opt is 0), it is assumed that the connection should accepted unconditionally. Options other than the defaults may be selected by the transport provider to ensure that the connection is accepted successfully.

Return values

Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and t_errno is set to indicate the error.

Errors

On failure, t_errno may be set to one of the following:

TBADF
The specified file descriptor does not refer to a transport endpoint, or the user is invalidly accepting a connection on the same transport endpoint on which the connect indication arrived.

TOUTSTATE
The function was issued in the wrong sequence on the transport endpoint referenced by fd, or the transport endpoint referred to by resfd is not in the T_IDLE state.

TACCES
The user does not have permission to accept a connection on the responding transport endpoint or use the specified options.

TBADOPT
The specified options were in an incorrect format or contained invalid information.

TBADDATA
The amount of user data specified was not within the bounds supported by the transport provider as returned in the ``connect'' field of the info argument of t_open or t_getinfo.

TBADSEQ
An invalid sequence number was specified.

TBADADDR
The specified protocol address was in an incorrect format or contained illegal information.

TLOOK
An asynchronous event has occurred on the transport endpoint referenced by fd and requires immediate attention. t_accept will fail and set t_errno to TLOOK when fd is not the same as resfd and there are indications (for example, a connect or disconnect) waiting to be received on that endpoint.

TNOTSUPPORT
This function is not supported by the underlying transport provider.

TSYSERR
A system error has occurred during execution of this function.

TINDOUT
The function was called with fd equal to resfd but there are outstanding connection indications on the endpoint. The other connection indications must be handled either by rejecting them via t_snddis or accepting them via t_accept.

TPROVMISMATCH
The file descriptors fd and resfd do not refer to the same transport provider.

TRESQLEN
The endpoint referenced by resfd where resfd!=fd was bound to a protocol address with a qlen greater than 0.

TRESADDR
This transport provider requires that both fd and resfd be bound to the same address.

TPROTO
A communication problem has been detected with the transport provider and there is no other value of t_errno to describe the error condition.

References

intro(NET), t_connect(NET), t_getinfo(NET), t_getstate(NET), t_listen(NET), t_open(NET), t_rcvconnect(NET), t_snddis(NET)
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