Systems Management: Data Storage Management (XDSM) API
Copyright © 1997 The Open Group

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CAE Specification
Systems Management: Data Storage Management (XDSM) API
X/Open Document Number: C429
ISBN: 1-85912-190-X

• Frontmatter
  • Preface
    • The Open Group
    • The X/Open Process
    • Open Group Publications
    • Versions and Issues of Specifications
    • Corrigenda
    • Ordering Information
    • This Document
    • Intended Audience
    • Structure
    • Typographical Conventions
  • Trade Marks
  • Referenced Documents
• Overview
  • Scope and Purpose
  • Events
    • Tokens
    • Access Rights
  • Managed Regions
  • Handles
  • Sessions
  • Data Management Attributes
  • Holes
  • DMAPI Implementation Options
• Interfaces
  • Initialization
  • Handles
  • Sessions
    • Session Instantiation
    • Sessions and Event Messages
  • Tokens
  • Access Rights
    • Upgrading Access Rights
    • Placing Holds on Objects
  • Finding Extents and Punching Holes
  • Invisible Read and Write
  • Managed Regions
  • File Attributes and Bulk Retrieval
  • Data Management Attributes
    • Non-opaque Data Management Attributes
    • Opaque Data Management Attributes
  • Events
    • Setting Event Disposition
    • The "mount" Event
    • Setting Event Notification
    • Receiving and Responding to Events
    • Pseudo Events
  • Configuration Information
  • Limited Backup and Restore Support
• Event Types
  • Overview
    • Implementation Responsibilities
    • Interruptible Events
    • Asynchronous Namespace Event Delivery
    • Invalid Handles
  • File System Administration Events
    • mount
    • preunmount
    • unmount
    • nospace
    • debut
  • Namespace Events
    • create
    • postcreate
    • remove
    • postremove
    • rename
    • postrename
    • symlink
    • postsymlink
    • link
    • postlink
  • Data Events
    • read
    • write
    • truncate
  • Metadata Events
    • attribute
    • cancel
    • close
    • destroy
  • Pseudo Events
    • user event format
  • Event Summary
• Data Structures
  • dm_attrlist_t
  • dm_attrloc_t
  • dm_attrname_t
  • dm_boolean_t
  • dm_config_t
  • dm_dispinfo_t
  • Event Message Types
    • dm_eventmsg_t
    • dm_cancel_event_t
    • dm_data_event_t
    • dm_destroy_event_t
    • dm_mount_event_t
    • dm_namesp_event_t
  • dm_eventset_t
  • dm_eventtype_t
  • dm_extent_t
  • dm_extenttype_t
  • dm_fileattr_t
  • DM Handles
  • dm_fsid_t
  • dm_igen_t
  • dm_inherit_t
  • dm_msgtype_t
  • dm_off_t
  • dm_region_t
  • Region Flags
  • dm_response_t
  • dm_right_t
  • dm_sequence_t
  • dm_sessid_t
  • dm_size_t
  • dm_ssize_t
  • dm_stat_t
  • dm_timestruct_t
  • dm_token_t
  • dm_vardata_t
  • dm_xstat_t
  • Attribute Mask Defines
  • Get Events Defines
  • Mount Event Defines
  • Request Right Defines
  • Unmount Event Defines
  • Invisible Write Defines
  • Miscellaneous Defines
• DMAPI Definitions
  • Non-iterative Functions
  • Iterating Functions
  • DMAPI Macros
  • DMEV_CLR/ISSET/SET/ZERO macros
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • SEE ALSO
  • DMAPI Functions
  • dm_clear_inherit
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_create_by_handle
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_create_session
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_create_userevent
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_destroy_session
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_downgrade_right
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_find_eventmsg
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_get_allocinfo
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_get_{bulkattributes}
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_get_config
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_get_config_events
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_get_dmattr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_get_eventlist
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_get_events
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_get_fileattr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_get_mountinfo
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_get_region
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUES
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_getall_disp
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_getall_dmattr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_getall_inherit
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_getall_sessions
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_getall_tokens
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_handle_cmp
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • dm_handle_hash
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • dm_handle_is_valid
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • dm_handle_to_fshandle
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • dm_handle_to_path
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • dm_init_attrloc
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_init_service
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • dm_handle_{make/extract}
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_mkdir_by_handle
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_move_event
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_obj_ref_hold/release/query
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • NOTES
  • dm_path/fd_to_handle & dm_handle_free
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • dm_pending
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • NOTES
  • dm_punch/probe_hole
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_query_right
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_query_session
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_read/write_invis
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • dm_release_right
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_remove_dmattr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_request_right
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • USAGE NOTES
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_respond_event
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_send_msg
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_set_disp
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_set_dmattr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_set_eventlist
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_set_fileattr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_set_inherit
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_set_region
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • dm_set_return_on_destroy
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • Return Values
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_symlink_by_handle
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
  • dm_sync_by_handle
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • NOTES
  • dm_upgrade_right
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • IMPLEMENTATION NOTE
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • NOTES
• Implementation Notes
  • Event Encoding
  • Event Ordering
  • Lock Releasing
  • Tokens, Messages and Handles
  • mmap
  • Invisible I/O
  • Generation of Events
  • Locking Across Operations
  • Tokens and Multiple Handles
  • Structure Lists
  • Undeliverable Event Messages
  • dm_vardata_t
  • NFS Daemon Starvation
  • Unmount and Shutdown Deadlock
  • The dt_change Field in dm_stat
  • Punching Holes
• Glossary
  • DM application
  • DMAPI
  • DMAPI implementation
  • DMIG
  • event
  • hole
  • managed file
  • managed region
  • multiple DM applications
  • operating system
  • process
  • product
  • token
• INDEX

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