ConnectServerInfo(), ConnectServerInfo_r()

Get information about a server connection

Synopsis:

#include <sys/neutrino.h>

int ConnectServerInfo( pid_t pid,
                       int coid, 
                       struct _server_info* info );

int ConnectServerInfo_r( pid_t pid,
                         int coid, 
                         struct _server_info* info );

Arguments:

pid
The process ID of the owner of the connection.
coid
The connection ID of the connection.
info
NULL, or a pointer to a _server_info structure where the function can store information about the connection. For more information, see below.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The ConnectServerInfo() and ConnectServerInfo_r() kernel calls get information about the connection coid owned by process pid, and store it in the structure pointed to by info. If the process doesn't have a connection coid, the call scans for the next higher connection and returns it if present. Otherwise, -1 is returned. If you wish to check for the existence of an exact connection, you must compare the returned connection with the coid you requested.

These functions are identical except in the way they indicate errors. See the Returns section for details.

If the info argument is NULL, ConnectServerInfo() ignores connections with dead servers and skips to the next coid. If info is non-NULL, the function fills in the _server_info structure; for connections with dead servers, it turns on the _NTO_COF_DEAD bit in the flags field of the structure.

_server_info structure

The _server_info structure that info points to includes at least the following members:

uint32_t nd
The server's node descriptor, a temporary numeric description of a remote node; ND_LOCAL_NODE (or 0) is the descriptor for the local node. For more information, see the Qnet Networking chapter of the System Architecture guide.
To: Use this function:
Compare two nd objects ND_NODE_CMP()
Convert a nd to text netmgr_ndtostr()
Convert text to a nd netmgr_strtond()
pid_t pid
The server's process ID.
int32_t chid
The server's channel ID.
int32_t scoid
The server's connection ID.
int32_t coid
The client's connection ID.
int16_t flags
Flags that indicate the properties of the connection. The bits include:
  • _NTO_COF_CLOEXEC — the connection will be closed when your process calls an exec*() function to start a new process.
  • _NTO_COF_DEAD — the connection is to a dead server.
  • _NTO_COF_NOSHARE — some internal data structures aren't shared. For asynchronous messaging, this indicates that the application wants to use its own buffer; see asyncmsg_connect_attach().
  • _NTO_COF_NONBLOCK — don't block waiting if all the send headers are in use; for asynchronous messaging.
  • _NTO_COF_ASYNC — the connection is for asynchronous messaging.
  • _NTO_COF_GLOBAL — the connection is to a global channel.

Returns:

The only difference between these functions is the way they indicate errors:

ConnectServerInfo()
A matched coid. If an error occurs, the function returns -1 and sets errno.
ConnectServerInfo_r()
A matched coid. This function does NOT set errno. If an error occurs, the function returns the negative of a value from the Errors section.

Errors:

EFAULT
A fault occurred when the kernel tried to access the buffers provided.
EINVAL
Process pid doesn't have a connection >= coid.
ESRCH
The process indicated by pid doesn't exist.

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

Safety:  
Cancellation point Yes
Interrupt handler No
Signal handler Yes
Thread Yes