t_listen(3N)t_listen(3N)NAMEt_listen - listen for a connect request
SYNOPSIS
#ifdef _XOPEN_SOURCE
#include <xti.h>
#else
#include <tiuser.h>
#endif
int t_listen(fd, call)
int fd;
struct t_call *call;
DESCRIPTION
This function listens for a connect request from a calling transport
user. fd identifies the local transport endpoint where connect
indications arrive, and on return, call contains information describing
the connect indication. call points to a t_call structure, which
contains the following members:
struct netbuf addr;
truct netbuf opt;
struct netbuf udata;
int sequence;
netbuf is described in intro(3N). In call, addr returns the protocol
address of the calling transport user, opt returns protocol-specific
parameters associated with the connect request, udata returns any user
data sent by the caller on the connect request, and sequence is a number
that uniquely identifies the returned connect indication. The value of
sequence enables the user to listen for multiple connect indications
before responding to any of them.
Since this function returns values for the addr, opt, and udata fields of
call, the maxlen [see netbuf in intro(3N)] field of each must be set
before issuing t_listen to indicate the maximum size of the buffer for
each.
By default, t_listen executes in synchronous mode and waits for a connect
indication to arrive before returning to the user. However, if O_NDELAY
or O_NONBLOCK is set (via t_open or fcntl), t_listen executes
asynchronously, reducing to a poll for existing connect indications. If
none are available, it returns -1 and sets t_errno to TNODATA.
This function resides within both the X/Open compliant libxnet and the
SVR4 compliant libnsl Network Services libraries. Network Services
applications which require X/Open compliance must link-load with -lxnet.
Network Services applications which require SVR4 compliance must link-
load with -lnsl.
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t_listen(3N)t_listen(3N)
On failure, t_errno may be set to one of the following:
TBADF The specified file descriptor does not refer to a
transport endpoint.
TBADQLEN If _XOPEN_SOURCE is defined, then when the argument
qlen of the endpoint referenced by fd is zero, then
this error will be returned in t_errno.
TBUFOVFLW The number of bytes allocated for an incoming
argument is not sufficient to store the value of that
argument. If, however, _XOPEN_SOURCE is defined,
then the previous statement is slightly changed to
be: the number of bytes allocated for an incoming
argument is greater than zero and sufficient to store
the value of that argument. The provider's state, as
seen by the user, changes to T_INCON, and the connect
indication information to be returned in call is
discarded.
TNODATA O_NDELAY or O_NONBLOCK was set, but no connect
indications had been queued.
TLOOK An asynchronous event has occurred on this transport
endpoint and requires immediate attention.
TNOTSUPPORT This function is not supported by the underlying
transport provider.
TOUTSTATE If _XOPEN_SOURCE is defined, then when this function
is issued in the wrong sequence on the transport
endpoint referenced by fd the TOUTSTATE value is
returned within t_errno.
TSYSERR A system error has occurred during execution of this
function.
TQFULL If _XOPEN_SOURCE is defined, then when the maximum
number of outstanding indications has been reached
for the transport endpoint referenced by fd, the
TQFULL value is returned within t_errno.
NOTES
If a user issues t_listen in synchronous mode on a transport endpoint
that was not bound for listening (that is, qlen was zero on t_bind), the
call will wait forever because no connect indications will arrive on that
endpoint.
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t_listen(3N)t_listen(3N)SEE ALSOintro(3N), fcntl(2), t_accept(3N), t_alloc(3N), t_bind(3N),
t_connect(3N), t_open(3N), t_optmgmt(3N)t_rcvconnect(3N)DIAGNOSTICSt_listen returns 0 on success and -1 on failure and t_errno is set to
indicate the error.
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