timod(7)timod(7)NAMEtimod - STREAMS module for converting ioctl() calls into Transport
Interface messages
DESCRIPTION
The module is a STREAMS module that converts calls from a transport
user supporting the Transport Interface (TI) into messages that a
transport protocol provider supporting TI can consume. This allows the
user to initiate certain TI functions as atomic operations. This
release of HP-UX no longer automatically pushes whenever a t_open(3) is
performed. The TLI and XTI libraries have been modified to no longer
require this module to perform the atomic operations described within
this man page. Binary compatibility is not a problem since the module
will still exist within the kernel. But, any application which is
recompiled and expects the module to be automatically pushed, may not
work without code modification.
The user places and removes the module on a device stream by calling
the STREAMS and functions. (The TLI function pushes onto the device
stream for the user.) The module should only be pushed onto streams
which are terminated by transport providers which conform to the Trans‐
port Interface. tirdwr(7) is an alternative interface to which sup‐
ports the and system calls. If has been pushed onto the stream, the
user should use the to remove the module from the stream before pushing
The module transparently passes any STREAMS messages that are not gen‐
erated by the commands described below to the neighboring module or
driver. will act on an whose field is one of the values below. (See
streamio(7) for a description of the and the structure.)
This TI command binds an address to the transport protocol provider.
The STREAMS message that the module issues to the call
is equivalent to the TI message type The STREAMS message
that the module returns in response to the successful
completion of the call is equivalent to the TI message
type
This TI command unbinds an address from the transport protocol
provider.
The STREAMS message that the module issues to the call
is equivalent to the TI message type The STREAMS message
that the module returns in response to the successful
completion of the call is equivalent to the TI message
type
This TI command gets the TI protocol-specific information from
the transport protocol provider. The STREAMS message
that the module issues to the call is equivalent to the
TI message type The STREAMS message that the module
returns in response to the successful completion of the
call is equivalent to the TI message type
This TI command gets, sets, or negotiates TI protocol-specific options
with
the transport protocol provider. The STREAMS message
that the module issues to the call is equivalent to the
TI message type The STREAMS message that the module
returns in response to the successful completion of the
call is equivalent to the TI message type
RETURN VALUES
If the module returns an error for an call, the lower 8 bits of the
return value will be one of the TI error codes defined in the header
file. If the TI error is of the type TSYERR, then the second 8 bits of
the return value will contain an error as defined in the header file.
The STREAMS message that the module issues when an call results in an
error is equivalent to the TI message type
FILES
defines the error codes for XTI functions.
defines the error codes for TI functions.
defines the message types for TI functions.
defines the error codes for system errors.
SEE ALSOioctl(2), t_open(3), streamio(7), tirdwr(7).
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