NAME

t_sndudata - send a data unit

SYNOPSIS

#include <xti.h>

int t_sndudata(int fd, const struct t_unitdata *unitdata);

DESCRIPTION

Parameters	Before call	After call
fd	x	/
unitdata->addr.maxlen	=	=
unitdata->addr.len	x	=
unitdata->addr.buf	x(x)	=
unitdata->opt.maxlen	=	=
unitdata->opt.len	x	=
unitdata->opt.buf	?(?)	=
unitdata->udata.maxlen	=	=
unitdata->udata.len	x	=
unitdata->udata.buf	x(x)	=

This function is used in connectionless-mode to send a data unit to another transport user. The argument fd identifies the local transport endpoint through which data will be sent, and unitdata points to a t_unitdata structure containing the following members:

 

struct netbuf addr;
struct netbuf opt;
struct netbuf udata;

In unitdata, addr specifies the protocol address of the destination user, opt identifies options that the user wants associated with this request, and udata specifies the user data to be sent. The user may choose not to specify what protocol options are associated with the transfer by setting the len field of opt to zero. In this case, the provider uses the option values currently set for the communications endpoint.

If the len field of udata is zero, and sending of zero octets is not supported by the underlying transport service, the t_sndudata() will return -1 with t_errno set to [TBADDATA].

By default, t_sndudata() operates in synchronous mode and may wait if flow control restrictions prevent the data from being accepted by the local transport provider at the time the call is made. However, if O_NONBLOCK is set (via t_open() or fcntl()), t_sndudata() will execute in asynchronous mode and will fail under such conditions. The process can arrange to be notified of the clearance of a flow control restriction via either t_look() or the EM interface.

If the amount of data specified in udata exceeds the TSDU size as returned in the tsdu field of the info argument of t_open() or t_getinfo(), a [TBADDATA] error will be generated. If t_sndudata() is called before the destination user has activated its transport endpoint (see t_bind()), the data unit may be discarded.

If it is not possible for the transport provider to immediately detect the conditions that cause the errors [TBADDADDR] and [TBADOPT], these errors will alternatively be returned by t_rcvuderr. Therefore, an application must be prepared to receive these errors in both of these ways.

If the call is interrupted, t_sndudata() will return [EINTR] and the datagram will not be sent.

VALID STATES

T_IDLE

ERRORS

On failure, t_errno is set to one of the following:

[TBADADDR]

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

[TBADDATA]

Illegal amount of data. A single send was attempted specifying a TSDU greater than that specified in the info argument, or a send of a zero byte TSDU is not supported by the provider.

[TBADF]

The specified file descriptor does not refer to a transport endpoint.

[TBADOPT]

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

[TFLOW]

O_NONBLOCK was set, but the flow control mechanism prevented the transport provider from accepting any data at this time.

[TLOOK]

An asynchronous event has occurred on this transport endpoint.

[TNOTSUPPORT]

This function is not supported by the underlying transport provider.

[TOUTSTATE]

The communications endpoint referenced by fd is not in one of the states in which a call to this function is valid.

[TPROTO]

This error indicates that a communication problem has been detected between XTI and the transport provider for which there is no other suitable XTI error (t_errno).

[TSYSERR]

A system error has occurred during execution of this function.

RETURN VALUE

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

SEE ALSO

fcntl(), t_alloc(), t_open(), t_rcvudata(), t_rcvuderr().

CHANGE HISTORY

Issue 4

The SYNOPSIS section is placed in the form of a standard C function prototype.