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diff --git a/man/man3/xdr.3 b/man/man3/xdr.3 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c0ac7d352 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man3/xdr.3 @@ -0,0 +1,609 @@ +'\" t +.\" This page was taken from the 4.4BSD-Lite CDROM (BSD license) +.\" +.\" %%%LICENSE_START(BSD_ONELINE_CDROM) +.\" This page was taken from the 4.4BSD-Lite CDROM (BSD license) +.\" %%%LICENSE_END +.\" +.\" @(#)xdr.3n 2.2 88/08/03 4.0 RPCSRC; from 1.16 88/03/14 SMI +.\" +.\" 2007-12-30, mtk, Convert function prototypes to modern C syntax +.\" +.TH xdr 3 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)" +.SH NAME +xdr \- library routines for external data representation +.SH LIBRARY +Standard C library +.RI ( libc ", " \-lc ) +.SH SYNOPSIS AND DESCRIPTION +These routines allow C programmers to describe +arbitrary data structures in a machine-independent fashion. +Data for remote procedure calls are transmitted using these +routines. +.P +The prototypes below are declared in +.I <rpc/xdr.h> +and make use of the following types: +.P +.RS 4 +.EX +.BI "typedef int " bool_t ; +.P +.BI "typedef bool_t (*" xdrproc_t ")(XDR *, void *,...);" +.EE +.RE +.P +For the declaration of the +.I XDR +type, see +.IR <rpc/xdr.h> . +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_array(XDR *" xdrs ", char **" arrp ", unsigned int *" sizep , +.BI " unsigned int " maxsize ", unsigned int " elsize , +.BI " xdrproc_t " elproc ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between variable-length arrays +and their corresponding external representations. +The argument +.I arrp +is the address of the pointer to the array, while +.I sizep +is the address of the element count of the array; +this element count cannot exceed +.IR maxsize . +The argument +.I elsize +is the +.I sizeof +each of the array's elements, and +.I elproc +is an XDR filter that translates between +the array elements' C form, and their external +representation. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_bool(XDR *" xdrs ", bool_t *" bp ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between booleans (C +integers) +and their external representations. +When encoding data, this +filter produces values of either one or zero. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_bytes(XDR *" xdrs ", char **" sp ", unsigned int *" sizep , +.BI " unsigned int " maxsize ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between counted byte +strings and their external representations. +The argument +.I sp +is the address of the string pointer. +The length of the +string is located at address +.IR sizep ; +strings cannot be longer than +.IR maxsize . +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_char(XDR *" xdrs ", char *" cp ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C characters +and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +Note: encoded characters are not packed, and occupy 4 bytes each. +For arrays of characters, it is worthwhile to +consider +.BR xdr_bytes (), +.BR xdr_opaque (), +or +.BR xdr_string (). +.P +.nf +.BI "void xdr_destroy(XDR *" xdrs ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that invokes the destroy routine associated with the XDR stream, +.IR xdrs . +Destruction usually involves freeing private data structures +associated with the stream. +Using +.I xdrs +after invoking +.BR xdr_destroy () +is undefined. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_double(XDR *" xdrs ", double *" dp ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C +.I double +precision numbers and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_enum(XDR *" xdrs ", enum_t *" ep ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C +.IR enum s +(actually integers) and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_float(XDR *" xdrs ", float *" fp ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C +.IR float s +and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "void xdr_free(xdrproc_t " proc ", char *" objp ); +.fi +.IP +Generic freeing routine. +The first argument is the XDR routine for the object being freed. +The second argument is a pointer to the object itself. +Note: the pointer passed to this routine is +.I not +freed, but what it points to +.I is +freed (recursively). +.P +.nf +.BI "unsigned int xdr_getpos(XDR *" xdrs ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that invokes the get-position routine +associated with the XDR stream, +.IR xdrs . +The routine returns an unsigned integer, +which indicates the position of the XDR byte stream. +A desirable feature of XDR +streams is that simple arithmetic works with this number, +although the XDR stream instances need not guarantee this. +.P +.nf +.BI "long *xdr_inline(XDR *" xdrs ", int " len ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that invokes the inline routine associated with the XDR stream, +.IR xdrs . +The routine returns a pointer +to a contiguous piece of the stream's buffer; +.I len +is the byte length of the desired buffer. +Note: pointer is cast to +.IR "long\ *" . +.IP +Warning: +.BR xdr_inline () +may return NULL (0) +if it cannot allocate a contiguous piece of a buffer. +Therefore the behavior may vary among stream instances; +it exists for the sake of efficiency. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_int(XDR *" xdrs ", int *" ip ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C integers +and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_long(XDR *" xdrs ", long *" lp ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C +.I long +integers and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "void xdrmem_create(XDR *" xdrs ", char *" addr ", unsigned int " size , +.BI " enum xdr_op " op ); +.fi +.IP +This routine initializes the XDR stream object pointed to by +.IR xdrs . +The stream's data is written to, or read from, +a chunk of memory at location +.I addr +whose length is no more than +.I size +bytes long. +The +.I op +determines the direction of the XDR stream (either +.BR XDR_ENCODE , +.BR XDR_DECODE , +or +.BR XDR_FREE ). +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_opaque(XDR *" xdrs ", char *" cp ", unsigned int " cnt ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between fixed size opaque data +and its external representation. +The argument +.I cp +is the address of the opaque object, and +.I cnt +is its size in bytes. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_pointer(XDR *" xdrs ", char **" objpp , +.BI " unsigned int " objsize ", xdrproc_t " xdrobj ); +.fi +.IP +Like +.BR xdr_reference () +except that it serializes null pointers, whereas +.BR xdr_reference () +does not. +Thus, +.BR xdr_pointer () +can represent +recursive data structures, such as binary trees or +linked lists. +.P +.nf +.BI "void xdrrec_create(XDR *" xdrs ", unsigned int " sendsize , +.BI " unsigned int " recvsize ", char *" handle , +.BI " int (*" readit ")(char *, char *, int)," +.BI " int (*" writeit ")(char *, char *, int));" +.fi +.IP +This routine initializes the XDR stream object pointed to by +.IR xdrs . +The stream's data is written to a buffer of size +.IR sendsize ; +a value of zero indicates the system should use a suitable default. +The stream's data is read from a buffer of size +.IR recvsize ; +it too can be set to a suitable default by passing a zero value. +When a stream's output buffer is full, +.I writeit +is called. +Similarly, when a stream's input buffer is empty, +.I readit +is called. +The behavior of these two routines is similar to +the system calls +.BR read (2) +and +.BR write (2), +except that +.I handle +is passed to the former routines as the first argument. +Note: the XDR stream's +.I op +field must be set by the caller. +.IP +Warning: to read from an XDR stream created by this API, +you'll need to call +.BR xdrrec_skiprecord () +first before calling any other XDR APIs. +This inserts additional bytes in the stream to provide +record boundary information. +Also, XDR streams created with different +.B xdr*_create +APIs are not compatible for the same reason. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdrrec_endofrecord(XDR *" xdrs ", int " sendnow ); +.fi +.IP +This routine can be invoked only on streams created by +.BR xdrrec_create (). +The data in the output buffer is marked as a completed record, +and the output buffer is optionally written out if +.I sendnow +is nonzero. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdrrec_eof(XDR *" xdrs ); +.fi +.IP +This routine can be invoked only on streams created by +.BR xdrrec_create (). +After consuming the rest of the current record in the stream, +this routine returns one if the stream has no more input, +zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdrrec_skiprecord(XDR *" xdrs ); +.fi +.IP +This routine can be invoked only on +streams created by +.BR xdrrec_create (). +It tells the XDR implementation that the rest of the current record +in the stream's input buffer should be discarded. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_reference(XDR *" xdrs ", char **" pp ", unsigned int " size , +.BI " xdrproc_t " proc ); +.fi +.IP +A primitive that provides pointer chasing within structures. +The argument +.I pp +is the address of the pointer; +.I size +is the +.I sizeof +the structure that +.I *pp +points to; and +.I proc +is an XDR procedure that filters the structure +between its C form and its external representation. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.IP +Warning: this routine does not understand null pointers. +Use +.BR xdr_pointer () +instead. +.P +.nf +.BI "xdr_setpos(XDR *" xdrs ", unsigned int " pos ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that invokes the set position routine associated with +the XDR stream +.IR xdrs . +The argument +.I pos +is a position value obtained from +.BR xdr_getpos (). +This routine returns one if the XDR stream could be repositioned, +and zero otherwise. +.IP +Warning: it is difficult to reposition some types of XDR +streams, so this routine may fail with one +type of stream and succeed with another. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_short(XDR *" xdrs ", short *" sp ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C +.I short +integers and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "void xdrstdio_create(XDR *" xdrs ", FILE *" file ", enum xdr_op " op ); +.fi +.IP +This routine initializes the XDR stream object pointed to by +.IR xdrs . +The XDR stream data is written to, or read from, the +.I stdio +stream +.IR file . +The argument +.I op +determines the direction of the XDR stream (either +.BR XDR_ENCODE , +.BR XDR_DECODE , +or +.BR XDR_FREE ). +.IP +Warning: the destroy routine associated with such XDR streams calls +.BR fflush (3) +on the +.I file +stream, but never +.BR fclose (3). +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_string(XDR *" xdrs ", char **" sp ", unsigned int " maxsize ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C strings and +their corresponding external representations. +Strings cannot be longer than +.IR maxsize . +Note: +.I sp +is the address of the string's pointer. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_u_char(XDR *" xdrs ", unsigned char *" ucp ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between +.I unsigned +C characters and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_u_int(XDR *" xdrs ", unsigned int *" up ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C +.I unsigned +integers and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_u_long(XDR *" xdrs ", unsigned long *" ulp ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C +.I "unsigned long" +integers and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_u_short(XDR *" xdrs ", unsigned short *" usp ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between C +.I "unsigned short" +integers and their external representations. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_union(XDR *" xdrs ", enum_t *" dscmp ", char *" unp , +.BI " const struct xdr_discrim *" choices , +.BI " xdrproc_t " defaultarm "); /* may equal NULL */" +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between a discriminated C +.I union +and its corresponding external representation. +It first +translates the discriminant of the union located at +.IR dscmp . +This discriminant is always an +.IR enum_t . +Next the union located at +.I unp +is translated. +The argument +.I choices +is a pointer to an array of +.BR xdr_discrim () +structures. +Each structure contains an ordered pair of +.RI [ value , proc ]. +If the union's discriminant is equal to the associated +.IR value , +then the +.I proc +is called to translate the union. +The end of the +.BR xdr_discrim () +structure array is denoted by a routine of value NULL. +If the discriminant is not found in the +.I choices +array, then the +.I defaultarm +procedure is called (if it is not NULL). +Returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_vector(XDR *" xdrs ", char *" arrp ", unsigned int " size , +.BI " unsigned int " elsize ", xdrproc_t " elproc ); +.fi +.IP +A filter primitive that translates between fixed-length arrays +and their corresponding external representations. +The argument +.I arrp +is the address of the pointer to the array, while +.I size +is the element count of the array. +The argument +.I elsize +is the +.I sizeof +each of the array's elements, and +.I elproc +is an XDR filter that translates between +the array elements' C form, and their external +representation. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.B bool_t xdr_void(void); +.fi +.IP +This routine always returns one. +It may be passed to RPC routines that require a function argument, +where nothing is to be done. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_wrapstring(XDR *" xdrs ", char **" sp ); +.fi +.IP +A primitive that calls +.B "xdr_string(xdrs, sp,MAXUN.UNSIGNED );" +where +.B MAXUN.UNSIGNED +is the maximum value of an unsigned integer. +.BR xdr_wrapstring () +is handy because the RPC package passes a maximum of two XDR +routines as arguments, and +.BR xdr_string (), +one of the most frequently used primitives, requires three. +Returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.SH ATTRIBUTES +For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see +.BR attributes (7). +.TS +allbox; +lbx lb lb +l l l. +Interface Attribute Value +T{ +.na +.nh +.BR xdr_array (), +.BR xdr_bool (), +.BR xdr_bytes (), +.BR xdr_char (), +.BR xdr_destroy (), +.BR xdr_double (), +.BR xdr_enum (), +.BR xdr_float (), +.BR xdr_free (), +.BR xdr_getpos (), +.BR xdr_inline (), +.BR xdr_int (), +.BR xdr_long (), +.BR xdrmem_create (), +.BR xdr_opaque (), +.BR xdr_pointer (), +.BR xdrrec_create (), +.BR xdrrec_eof (), +.BR xdrrec_endofrecord (), +.BR xdrrec_skiprecord (), +.BR xdr_reference (), +.BR xdr_setpos (), +.BR xdr_short (), +.BR xdrstdio_create (), +.BR xdr_string (), +.BR xdr_u_char (), +.BR xdr_u_int (), +.BR xdr_u_long (), +.BR xdr_u_short (), +.BR xdr_union (), +.BR xdr_vector (), +.BR xdr_void (), +.BR xdr_wrapstring () +T} Thread safety MT-Safe +.TE +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR rpc (3) +.P +The following manuals: +.RS +eXternal Data Representation Standard: Protocol Specification +.br +eXternal Data Representation: Sun Technical Notes +.br +.IR "XDR: External Data Representation Standard" , +RFC\ 1014, Sun Microsystems, Inc., +USC-ISI. +.RE |