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#include <stropts.h>int putmsg(int fd, const struct strbuf *ctlptr, const struct strbuf *dataptr, int flags);
int putpmsg(int fd, const struct strbuf *ctlptr, const struct strbuf *dataptr, int band, int flags)
putpmsg- send a message on a stream with priority control
putmsg creates a message from user-specified buffer(s) and sends the message to a STREAMS file. The message may contain either a data part, a control part, or both. The data and control parts to be sent are distinguished by placement in separate buffers, as described below. The semantics of each part is defined by the STREAMS module that receives the message.
The function putpmsg does the same thing as putmsg, but provides the user with the ability to send messages in different priority bands. Except where noted, all information pertaining to putmsg also pertains to putpmsg.
fd specifies a file descriptor referencing an open stream. ctlptr and dataptr each point to a strbuf structure, which contains the following members:
int maxlen; /* not used */ int len; /* length of data */ void *buf; /* ptr to buffer */ctlptr points to the structure describing the control part, if any, to be included in the message. The
buf
field
in the strbuf structure points to the buffer where the
control information resides, and the len
field indicates
the number of bytes to be sent. The maxlen
field is not
used in putmsg
(see
getmsg(S-osr5)).
In a similar manner, dataptr specifies the data, if any,
to be included in the message. flags indicates what type
of message should be sent and is described later.
To send the data part of a message, dataptr must not be
NULL and the len
field of dataptr must
have a value of 0 or greater. To send the control part of a message,
the corresponding values must be set for ctlptr. No data
(control) part is sent if either dataptr
(ctlptr) is NULL or the len
field of
dataptr (ctlptr) is set to -1.
For putmsg, if a control part is specified, and flags is set to RS_HIPRI, a high priority message is sent. If no control part is specified, and flags is set to RS_HIPRI, putmsg fails and sets errno to [EINVAL]. If flags is set to 0, a normal (non-priority) message is sent. If no control part and no data part are specified, and flags is set to 0, no message is sent, and 0 is returned.
For putpmsg, the flags are different. flags is a bitmask with the following mutually-exclusive flags defined: MSG_HIPRI and MSG_BAND. If flags is set to 0, putpmsg fails and sets errno to [EINVAL]. If a control part is specified and flags is set to MSG_HIPRI and band is set to 0, a high-priority message is sent. If flags is set to MSG_HIPRI and either no control part is specified or band is set to a non-zero value, putpmsg fails and sets errno to [EINVAL]. If flags is set to MSG_BAND, then a message is sent in the priority band specified by band. If a control part and data part are not specified and flags is set to MSG_BAND, no message is sent and 0 is returned.
Normally, putmsg will block if the stream write queue is full due to internal flow control conditions. For high-priority messages, putmsg does not block on this condition. For other messages, putmsg does not block when the write queue is full and O_NONBLOCK is set. Instead, it fails and sets errno to [EAGAIN].
putmsg or putpmsg also blocks, unless prevented by lack of internal resources, waiting for the availability of message blocks in the stream, regardless of priority or whether O_NONBLOCK has been specified. No partial message is sent.
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