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in6addr_*
Variables for IPv6 addresses

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        Variables for IPv6 addresses
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        Lock the attribute structure
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        Check access permissions
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        Handle an _IO_CHMOD message
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        Default handler for _IO_CHMOD messages
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        Handle an _IO_CHOWN message
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        Default handler for _IO_CHOWN messages
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        Return information about a client connection, including abilities
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        Return information about a client connection
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        Free the structure used for information about a client connection
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        Free all locks allocated for the client process
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        Default handler for _IO_CLOSE messages
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        Return the memory allocated for an OCB
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        Return the memory allocated for an OCB
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        Handle an _IO_DEVCTL message
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        Default handler for _IO_DEVCTL messages
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        Perform validation that's common to all handlers for _IO_DEVCTL messages
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        Handle an _IO_FDINFO message
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        Default handler for _IO_FDINFO messages
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        Link two directory entries
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        Lock a resource
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        Default handler for _IO_LOCK messages
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        Default handler for the lock_ocb callout
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        Handle an _IO_LSEEK message
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        Default handler for _IO_LSEEK messages
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        Verify a client's ability to make a new filesystem entry point
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        Default handler for _IO_MMAP messages
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        Open Control Block structure
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        Verify a client's ability to open or to create a resource
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        Default handler for _IO_CONNECT messages
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        Increment count and locking flags
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        Default handler for _IO_OPENFD messages
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        Support pathconf() requests
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        Default handler for _IO_PATHCONF messages
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        Default handler for _IO_READ messages
      - iofunc_read_verify()
        Verify a client's read access to a resource
      - iofunc_readlink()
        Verify the attributes being used to read a link
      - iofunc_rename()
        Do permission checks for a _IO_CONNECT_RENAME message
      - iofunc_space_verify()
        Do permission checks for the _IO_SPACE message
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        Populate a stat structure
      - iofunc_stat_default()
        Default handler for _IO_STAT messages
      - iofunc_sync()
        Indicate if synchronization is needed
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        Default handler for _IO_SYNC messages
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        Verify permissions to sync
      - iofunc_time_update()
        Update time stamps
      - iofunc_unblock()
        Unblock OCBs
      - iofunc_unblock_default()
        Default unblock handler
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        Verify that an entry can be unlinked
      - iofunc_unlock_ocb_default()
        Default handler for the unlock_ocb callout
      - iofunc_utime()
        Update time stamps
      - iofunc_utime_default()
        Default handler for _IO_UTIME messages
      - iofunc_write_default()
        Default handler for _IO_WRITE messages
      - iofunc_write_verify()
        Verify a client's write access to a resource
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        Arm a resource manager
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        Test a character to see if it's alphanumeric
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        Test a character to see if it's alphabetic
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        Test a character to see if it's a 7-bit ASCII character
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        Test to see if a file descriptor is associated with a terminal
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        Test a character to see if it's a blank character
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        Test a character to see if it's a control character
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        Test a character to see if it's a decimal digit
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        Determine whether a file descriptor refers to a socket
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        Determine if a number is finite
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        Test a character to see if it's any printable character except a space
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        Determine whether one floating-point number is greater than another
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        Determine whether one floating-point number is greater than or equal to another
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        Test for infinity
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        Determine whether one floating-point number is less than another
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        Determine whether one floating-point number is less than or equal to another
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        Determine whether one floating-point number is less than or greater than another
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        Test a character to see if it's a lowercase letter
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        Test for not-a-number (NaN)
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        Determine whether a floating-point number is normal
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        Test a character to see if it's any printable character, including a space
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        Test a character to see if it's any punctuation character
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        Test a character to see if it's a whitespace character
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        Determine whether two floating-point numbers are unordered
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        Test a character to see if it's an uppercase letter
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        Test a wide character to see if it's alphanumeric
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`in6addr_*`

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Variables for IPv6 addresses

Synopsis:

const struct in6_addr in6addr_any; 

const struct in6_addr in6addr_loopback; 

const struct in6_addr in6addr_nodelocal_allnodes; 

const struct in6_addr in6addr_linklocal_allnodes;

Description:

The in6addr_* variables each correspond to an IPv6 address. The table below lists the addresses in network order.


Variable	Address
`in6addr_any`	::
`in6addr_loopback`	::1
`in6addr_nodelocal_allnodes`	ff01::1
`in6addr_linklocal_allnodes`	ff02::1

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