t_sndudata(NET)

t_sndudata -- send a data unit

Synopsis

cc [options] file -lnsl

#include <xti.h>

int t_sndudata(int fd, struct t_unitdata unitdata);

Description

This function is a TLI/XTI data transfer routine used in connectionless mode to send a data unit to another transport user. Data is sent through the transport endpoint specified by fd, which must be bound, and unitdata points to information associated with the data unit.

This function is a service of connectionless mode transport providers and is supported only if the provider returned service type T_CLTS on t_open or t_getinfo.

Parameters

fd: the file descriptor for the transport endpoint through which data will be sent.
unitdata: points to the t_unitdata structure associated with the transmitted data unit.

Structure definitions

The unitdata argument points to a t_unitdata structure containing the following members:

   struct netbuf addr;	/* address		*/
   struct netbuf opt;	/* options		*/
   struct netbuf udata;	/* user data	*/

netbuf is described in intro(NET). In unitdata, addr specifies the protocol address of the destination user, opt identifies protocol-specific options that the user wants associated with this request, and udata specifies the user data to be sent. The user may choose not to specify what protocol options are associated with the transfer by setting the len field of opt to 0. In this case, the provider may use default options.

If the len field of udata is 0, and the sending of 0 bytes is not supported by the underlying transport provider, t_sndudata will return -1 with t_errno set to TBADDATA.

State transitions

On entry, T_IDLE; unchanged on exit.

Files

/usr/lib/libxti.so: X/Open^® Transport Interface Library (shared object)
/usr/lib/libnsl.so: Network Services Library (shared object)

Usage

By default, t_sndudata operates in synchronous mode and may wait if flow control restrictions prevent the data from being accepted by the local transport provider at the time the call is made. However, if O_NONBLOCK is set (via t_open or fcntl), t_sndudata will execute in asynchronous mode and will fail under such conditions.

The calling process can use t_look or the Event Management Interface to determine when flow control restrictions, if any, have been cleared.

Return values

t_sndudata returns 0 on successful completion and -1 on failure t_errno is set to indicate the error.

Errors

On failure, t_errno may be set to one of the following:

TBADF: The specified file descriptor does not refer to a transport endpoint.
TFLOW: O_NONBLOCK was set, but the flow control mechanism prevented the transport provider from accepting data at this time.
TNOTSUPPORT: This function is not supported by the underlying transport provider.
TSYSERR: A system error has occurred during execution of this function. (An EPROTO error may not cause t_sndudata to fail until subsequent access of the transport endpoint.)
TBADDATA: nbytes is 0 and sending 0 bytes is not supported by the transport provider.
TLOOK: An asynchronous event has occurred on the transport endpoint specified by fd and requires immediate attention.
TBADADDR: The specified protocol address was in an incorrect format or contained invalid information. (This error may alternatively be returned by t_rcvuderr.)
TBADOPT: The specified protocol options were in an incorrect format or contained invalid information. (This error may alternatively be returned by t_rcvuderr.)
TOUTSTATE: The function was issued in the wrong sequence on the transport endpoint referenced by fd.
TPROTO: A communication problem has been detected with the transport provider and there is no other value of t_errno to describe the error condition.

Warnings

If t_sndudata is issued before the destination user has activated its transport endpoint (see t_bind), the data unit may be discarded.

If t_sndudata is issued from an invalid state, or if the amount of data specified in udata exceeds the TSDU size as returned in the tsdu field of the info argument of t_open or t_getinfo, the provider will generate an EPROTO protocol error. If the state is invalid, this error may not occur until a subsequent reference is made to the transport endpoint.

If a unit data error is received, a subsequent call should be made to t_rcvuderr to check for conditions indicated by TBADADDR and TBADOPT, which are not always returned by t_sndudata.

References

fcntl(S), intro(NET), t_bind(NET), t_getinfo(NET), t_open(NET), t_rcvudata(NET), t_rcvuderr(NET)