From fc22b3d6507c6745911b9dfcc68f1e665ae13dbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:43:11 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 4.22.0. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- upstream/archlinux/man3/rpc.3 | 1201 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 1201 insertions(+) create mode 100644 upstream/archlinux/man3/rpc.3 (limited to 'upstream/archlinux/man3/rpc.3') diff --git a/upstream/archlinux/man3/rpc.3 b/upstream/archlinux/man3/rpc.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1359bb8a --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/archlinux/man3/rpc.3 @@ -0,0 +1,1201 @@ +'\" 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 +.\" +.\" @(#)rpc.3n 2.4 88/08/08 4.0 RPCSRC; from 1.19 88/06/24 SMI +.\" +.\" 2007-12-30, mtk, Convert function prototypes to modern C syntax +.\" +.TH rpc 3 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.06" +.SH NAME +rpc \- library routines for remote procedure calls +.SH LIBRARY +Standard C library +.RI ( libc ", " \-lc ) +.SH SYNOPSIS AND DESCRIPTION +These routines allow C programs to make procedure +calls on other machines across the network. +First, the client calls a procedure to send a data packet to the server. +Upon receipt of the packet, the server calls a dispatch routine +to perform the requested service, and then sends back a reply. +Finally, the procedure call returns to the client. +.\" .P +.\" We don't have an rpc_secure.3 page at the moment -- MTK, 19 Sep 05 +.\" Routines that are used for Secure RPC (DES authentication) are described in +.\" .BR rpc_secure (3). +.\" Secure RPC can be used only if DES encryption is available. +.P +To take use of these routines, include the header file +.IR "" . +.P +The prototypes below make use of the following types: +.P +.RS 4 +.EX +.BI "typedef int " bool_t ; +.P +.BI "typedef bool_t (*" xdrproc_t ")(XDR *, void *, ...);" +.P +.BI "typedef bool_t (*" resultproc_t ")(caddr_t " resp , +.BI " struct sockaddr_in *" raddr ); +.EE +.RE +.P +See the header files for the declarations of the +.IR AUTH , +.IR CLIENT , +.IR SVCXPRT , +and +.I XDR +types. +.P +.nf +.BI "void auth_destroy(AUTH *" auth ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that destroys the authentication information associated with +.IR auth . +Destruction usually involves deallocation of private data structures. +The use of +.I auth +is undefined after calling +.BR auth_destroy (). +.P +.nf +.B AUTH *authnone_create(void); +.fi +.IP +Create and return an RPC +authentication handle that passes nonusable authentication +information with each remote procedure call. +This is the default authentication used by RPC. +.P +.nf +.BI "AUTH *authunix_create(char *" host ", uid_t " uid ", gid_t " gid , +.BI " int " len ", gid_t " aup_gids [. len ]); +.fi +.IP +Create and return an RPC authentication handle that contains +authentication information. +The parameter +.I host +is the name of the machine on which the information was created; +.I uid +is the user's user ID; +.I gid +is the user's current group ID; +.I len +and +.I aup_gids +refer to a counted array of groups to which the user belongs. +It is easy to impersonate a user. +.P +.nf +.B AUTH *authunix_create_default(void); +.fi +.IP +Calls +.BR authunix_create () +with the appropriate parameters. +.P +.nf +.BI "int callrpc(char *" host ", unsigned long " prognum , +.BI " unsigned long " versnum ", unsigned long " procnum , +.BI " xdrproc_t " inproc ", const char *" in , +.BI " xdrproc_t " outproc ", char *" out ); +.fi +.IP +Call the remote procedure associated with +.IR prognum , +.IR versnum , +and +.I procnum +on the machine, +.IR host . +The parameter +.I in +is the address of the procedure's argument(s), and +.I out +is the address of where to place the result(s); +.I inproc +is used to encode the procedure's parameters, and +.I outproc +is used to decode the procedure's results. +This routine returns zero if it succeeds, or the value of +.B "enum clnt_stat" +cast to an integer if it fails. +The routine +.BR clnt_perrno () +is handy for translating failure statuses into messages. +.IP +Warning: calling remote procedures with this routine +uses UDP/IP as a transport; see +.BR clntudp_create () +for restrictions. +You do not have control of timeouts or authentication using this routine. +.P +.nf +.BI "enum clnt_stat clnt_broadcast(unsigned long " prognum , +.BI " unsigned long " versnum ", unsigned long " procnum , +.BI " xdrproc_t " inproc ", char *" in , +.BI " xdrproc_t " outproc ", char *" out , +.BI " resultproc_t " eachresult ); +.fi +.IP +Like +.BR callrpc (), +except the call message is broadcast to all locally +connected broadcast nets. +Each time it receives a response, this routine calls +.BR eachresult (), +whose form is: +.IP +.in +4n +.EX +.BI "eachresult(char *" out ", struct sockaddr_in *" addr ); +.EE +.in +.IP +where +.I out +is the same as +.I out +passed to +.BR clnt_broadcast (), +except that the remote procedure's output is decoded there; +.I addr +points to the address of the machine that sent the results. +If +.BR eachresult () +returns zero, +.BR clnt_broadcast () +waits for more replies; otherwise it returns with appropriate status. +.IP +Warning: broadcast sockets are limited in size to the +maximum transfer unit of the data link. +For ethernet, this value is 1500 bytes. +.P +.nf +.BI "enum clnt_stat clnt_call(CLIENT *" clnt ", unsigned long " procnum , +.BI " xdrproc_t " inproc ", char *" in , +.BI " xdrproc_t " outproc ", char *" out , +.BI " struct timeval " tout ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that calls the remote procedure +.I procnum +associated with the client handle, +.IR clnt , +which is obtained with an RPC client creation routine such as +.BR clnt_create (). +The parameter +.I in +is the address of the procedure's argument(s), and +.I out +is the address of where to place the result(s); +.I inproc +is used to encode the procedure's parameters, and +.I outproc +is used to decode the procedure's results; +.I tout +is the time allowed for results to come back. +.P +.nf +.BI "clnt_destroy(CLIENT *" clnt ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that destroys the client's RPC handle. +Destruction usually involves deallocation +of private data structures, including +.I clnt +itself. +Use of +.I clnt +is undefined after calling +.BR clnt_destroy (). +If the RPC library opened the associated socket, it will close it also. +Otherwise, the socket remains open. +.P +.nf +.BI "CLIENT *clnt_create(const char *" host ", unsigned long " prog , +.BI " unsigned long " vers ", const char *" proto ); +.fi +.IP +Generic client creation routine. +.I host +identifies the name of the remote host where the server is located. +.I proto +indicates which kind of transport protocol to use. +The currently supported values for this field are \[lq]udp\[rq] +and \[lq]tcp\[rq]. +Default timeouts are set, but can be modified using +.BR clnt_control (). +.IP +Warning: using UDP has its shortcomings. +Since UDP-based RPC messages can hold only up to 8 Kbytes of encoded data, +this transport cannot be used for procedures that take +large arguments or return huge results. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t clnt_control(CLIENT *" cl ", int " req ", char *" info ); +.fi +.IP +A macro used to change or retrieve various information +about a client object. +.I req +indicates the type of operation, and +.I info +is a pointer to the information. +For both UDP and TCP, the supported values of +.I req +and their argument types and what they do are: +.IP +.in +4n +.EX +\fBCLSET_TIMEOUT\fP \fIstruct timeval\fP // set total timeout +\fBCLGET_TIMEOUT\fP \fIstruct timeval\fP // get total timeout +.EE +.in +.IP +Note: if you set the timeout using +.BR clnt_control (), +the timeout parameter passed to +.BR clnt_call () +will be ignored in all future calls. +.IP +.in +4n +.EX +\fBCLGET_SERVER_ADDR\fP \fIstruct sockaddr_in\fP + // get server\[aq]s address +.EE +.in +.IP +The following operations are valid for UDP only: +.IP +.in +4n +.EX +\fBCLSET_RETRY_TIMEOUT\fP \fIstruct timeval\fP // set the retry timeout +\fBCLGET_RETRY_TIMEOUT\fP \fIstruct timeval\fP // get the retry timeout +.EE +.in +.IP +The retry timeout is the time that "UDP RPC" +waits for the server to reply before +retransmitting the request. +.P +.nf +.BI "clnt_freeres(CLIENT * " clnt ", xdrproc_t " outproc ", char *" out ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that frees any data allocated by the RPC/XDR +system when it decoded the results of an RPC call. +The parameter +.I out +is the address of the results, and +.I outproc +is the XDR routine describing the results. +This routine returns one if the results were successfully freed, +and zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "void clnt_geterr(CLIENT *" clnt ", struct rpc_err *" errp ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that copies the error structure out of the client +handle to the structure at address +.IR errp . +.P +.nf +.BI "void clnt_pcreateerror(const char *" s ); +.fi +.IP +Print a message to standard error indicating why a client RPC +handle could not be created. +The message is prepended with string +.I s +and a colon. +Used when a +.BR clnt_create (), +.BR clntraw_create (), +.BR clnttcp_create (), +or +.BR clntudp_create () +call fails. +.P +.nf +.BI "void clnt_perrno(enum clnt_stat " stat ); +.fi +.IP +Print a message to standard error corresponding +to the condition indicated by +.IR stat . +Used after +.BR callrpc (). +.P +.nf +.BI "clnt_perror(CLIENT *" clnt ", const char *" s ); +.fi +.IP +Print a message to standard error indicating why an RPC call failed; +.I clnt +is the handle used to do the call. +The message is prepended with string +.I s +and a colon. +Used after +.BR clnt_call (). +.P +.nf +.BI "char *clnt_spcreateerror(const char *" s ); +.fi +.IP +Like +.BR clnt_pcreateerror (), +except that it returns a string instead of printing to the standard error. +.IP +Bugs: returns pointer to static data that is overwritten on each call. +.P +.nf +.BI "char *clnt_sperrno(enum clnt_stat " stat ); +.fi +.IP +Take the same arguments as +.BR clnt_perrno (), +but instead of sending a message to the standard error indicating why an RPC +call failed, return a pointer to a string which contains the message. +The string ends with a NEWLINE. +.IP +.BR clnt_sperrno () +is used instead of +.BR clnt_perrno () +if the program does not have a standard error (as a program +running as a server quite likely does not), or if the programmer +does not want the message to be output with +.BR printf (3), +or if a message format different than that supported by +.BR clnt_perrno () +is to be used. +Note: unlike +.BR clnt_sperror () +and +.BR clnt_spcreateerror (), +.BR clnt_sperrno () +returns pointer to static data, but the +result will not get overwritten on each call. +.P +.nf +.BI "char *clnt_sperror(CLIENT *" rpch ", const char *" s ); +.fi +.IP +Like +.BR clnt_perror (), +except that (like +.BR clnt_sperrno ()) +it returns a string instead of printing to standard error. +.IP +Bugs: returns pointer to static data that is overwritten on each call. +.P +.nf +.BI "CLIENT *clntraw_create(unsigned long " prognum \ +", unsigned long " versnum ); +.fi +.IP +This routine creates a toy RPC client for the remote program +.IR prognum , +version +.IR versnum . +The transport used to pass messages to the service is +actually a buffer within the process's address space, so the +corresponding RPC server should live in the same address space; see +.BR svcraw_create (). +This allows simulation of RPC and acquisition of RPC +overheads, such as round trip times, without any kernel interference. +This routine returns NULL if it fails. +.P +.nf +.BI "CLIENT *clnttcp_create(struct sockaddr_in *" addr , +.BI " unsigned long " prognum ", unsigned long " versnum , +.BI " int *" sockp ", unsigned int " sendsz \ +", unsigned int " recvsz ); +.fi +.IP +This routine creates an RPC client for the remote program +.IR prognum , +version +.IR versnum ; +the client uses TCP/IP as a transport. +The remote program is located at Internet address +.IR *addr . +If +.\"The following inline font conversion is necessary for the hyphen indicator +.I addr\->sin_port +is zero, then it is set to the actual port that the remote +program is listening on (the remote +.B portmap +service is consulted for this information). +The parameter +.I sockp +is a socket; if it is +.BR RPC_ANYSOCK , +then this routine opens a new one and sets +.IR sockp . +Since TCP-based RPC uses buffered I/O, +the user may specify the size of the send and receive buffers +with the parameters +.I sendsz +and +.IR recvsz ; +values of zero choose suitable defaults. +This routine returns NULL if it fails. +.P +.nf +.BI "CLIENT *clntudp_create(struct sockaddr_in *" addr , +.BI " unsigned long " prognum ", unsigned long " versnum , +.BI " struct timeval " wait ", int *" sockp ); +.fi +.IP +This routine creates an RPC client for the remote program +.IR prognum , +version +.IR versnum ; +the client uses use UDP/IP as a transport. +The remote program is located at Internet address +.IR addr . +If +.I addr\->sin_port +is zero, then it is set to actual port that the remote +program is listening on (the remote +.B portmap +service is consulted for this information). +The parameter +.I sockp +is a socket; if it is +.BR RPC_ANYSOCK , +then this routine opens a new one and sets +.IR sockp . +The UDP transport resends the call message in intervals of +.I wait +time until a response is received or until the call times out. +The total time for the call to time out is specified by +.BR clnt_call (). +.IP +Warning: since UDP-based RPC messages can hold only up to 8 Kbytes +of encoded data, this transport cannot be used for procedures +that take large arguments or return huge results. +.P +.nf +.BI "CLIENT *clntudp_bufcreate(struct sockaddr_in *" addr , +.BI " unsigned long " prognum ", unsigned long " versnum , +.BI " struct timeval " wait ", int *" sockp , +.BI " unsigned int " sendsize ", unsigned int "recosize ); +.fi +.IP +This routine creates an RPC client for the remote program +.IR prognum , +on +.IR versnum ; +the client uses use UDP/IP as a transport. +The remote program is located at Internet address +.IR addr . +If +.I addr\->sin_port +is zero, then it is set to actual port that the remote +program is listening on (the remote +.B portmap +service is consulted for this information). +The parameter +.I sockp +is a socket; if it is +.BR RPC_ANYSOCK , +then this routine opens a new one and sets +.IR sockp . +The UDP transport resends the call message in intervals of +.I wait +time until a response is received or until the call times out. +The total time for the call to time out is specified by +.BR clnt_call (). +.IP +This allows the user to specify the maximum packet +size for sending and receiving UDP-based RPC messages. +.P +.nf +.BI "void get_myaddress(struct sockaddr_in *" addr ); +.fi +.IP +Stuff the machine's IP address into +.IR *addr , +without consulting the library routines that deal with +.IR /etc/hosts . +The port number is always set to +.BR htons(PMAPPORT) . +.P +.nf +.BI "struct pmaplist *pmap_getmaps(struct sockaddr_in *" addr ); +.fi +.IP +A user interface to the +.B portmap +service, which returns a list of the current RPC +program-to-port mappings on the host located at IP address +.IR *addr . +This routine can return NULL. +The command +.I rpcinfo\~\-p +uses this routine. +.P +.nf +.BI "unsigned short pmap_getport(struct sockaddr_in *" addr , +.BI " unsigned long " prognum ", unsigned long " versnum , +.BI " unsigned int " protocol ); +.fi +.IP +A user interface to the +.B portmap +service, which returns the port number +on which waits a service that supports program number +.IR prognum , +version +.IR versnum , +and speaks the transport protocol associated with +.IR protocol . +The value of +.I protocol +is most likely +.B IPPROTO_UDP +or +.BR IPPROTO_TCP . +A return value of zero means that the mapping does not exist +or that the RPC system failed to contact the remote +.B portmap +service. +In the latter case, the global variable +.I rpc_createerr +contains the RPC status. +.P +.nf +.BI "enum clnt_stat pmap_rmtcall(struct sockaddr_in *" addr , +.BI " unsigned long " prognum ", unsigned long " versnum , +.BI " unsigned long " procnum , +.BI " xdrproc_t " inproc ", char *" in , +.BI " xdrproc_t " outproc ", char *" out , +.BI " struct timeval " tout ", unsigned long *" portp ); +.fi +.IP +A user interface to the +.B portmap +service, which instructs +.B portmap +on the host at IP address +.I *addr +to make an RPC call on your behalf to a procedure on that host. +The parameter +.I *portp +will be modified to the program's port number if the procedure succeeds. +The definitions of other parameters are discussed +in +.BR callrpc () +and +.BR clnt_call (). +This procedure should be used for a \[lq]ping\[rq] and nothing else. +See also +.BR clnt_broadcast (). +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t pmap_set(unsigned long " prognum ", unsigned long " versnum , +.BI " int " protocol ", unsigned short " port ); +.fi +.IP +A user interface to the +.B portmap +service, which establishes a mapping between the triple +.RI [ prognum , versnum , protocol ] +and +.I port +on the machine's +.B portmap +service. +The value of +.I protocol +is most likely +.B IPPROTO_UDP +or +.BR IPPROTO_TCP . +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +Automatically done by +.BR svc_register (). +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t pmap_unset(unsigned long " prognum ", unsigned long " versnum ); +.fi +.IP +A user interface to the +.B portmap +service, which destroys all mapping between the triple +.RI [ prognum , versnum , * ] +and +.B ports +on the machine's +.B portmap +service. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "int registerrpc(unsigned long " prognum ", unsigned long " versnum , +.BI " unsigned long " procnum ", char *(*" procname ")(char *)," +.BI " xdrproc_t " inproc ", xdrproc_t " outproc ); +.fi +.IP +Register procedure +.I procname +with the RPC service package. +If a request arrives for program +.IR prognum , +version +.IR versnum , +and procedure +.IR procnum , +.I procname +is called with a pointer to its parameter(s); +.I procname +should return a pointer to its static result(s); +.I inproc +is used to decode the parameters while +.I outproc +is used to encode the results. +This routine returns zero if the registration succeeded, \-1 otherwise. +.IP +Warning: remote procedures registered in this form +are accessed using the UDP/IP transport; see +.BR svcudp_create () +for restrictions. +.P +.nf +.BI "struct rpc_createerr " rpc_createerr ; +.fi +.IP +A global variable whose value is set by any RPC client creation routine +that does not succeed. +Use the routine +.BR clnt_pcreateerror () +to print the reason why. +.P +.nf +.BI "void svc_destroy(SVCXPRT *" xprt ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that destroys the RPC service transport handle, +.IR xprt . +Destruction usually involves deallocation +of private data structures, including +.I xprt +itself. +Use of +.I xprt +is undefined after calling this routine. +.P +.nf +.BI "fd_set " svc_fdset ; +.fi +.IP +A global variable reflecting the RPC service side's +read file descriptor bit mask; it is suitable as a parameter to the +.BR select (2) +system call. +This is of interest only if a service implementor does their own +asynchronous event processing, instead of calling +.BR svc_run (). +This variable is read-only (do not pass its address to +.BR select (2)!), +yet it may change after calls to +.BR svc_getreqset () +or any creation routines. +.P +.nf +.BI "int " svc_fds ; +.fi +.IP +Similar to +.BR svc_fdset , +but limited to 32 file descriptors. +This interface is obsoleted by +.BR svc_fdset . +.P +.nf +.BI "svc_freeargs(SVCXPRT *" xprt ", xdrproc_t " inproc ", char *" in ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that frees any data allocated by the RPC/XDR +system when it decoded the arguments to a service procedure using +.BR svc_getargs (). +This routine returns 1 if the results were successfully freed, +and zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "svc_getargs(SVCXPRT *" xprt ", xdrproc_t " inproc ", char *" in ); +.fi +.IP +A macro that decodes the arguments of an RPC request +associated with the RPC service transport handle, +.IR xprt . +The parameter +.I in +is the address where the arguments will be placed; +.I inproc +is the XDR routine used to decode the arguments. +This routine returns one if decoding succeeds, and zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "struct sockaddr_in *svc_getcaller(SVCXPRT *" xprt ); +.fi +.IP +The approved way of getting the network address of the caller +of a procedure associated with the RPC service transport handle, +.IR xprt . +.P +.nf +.BI "void svc_getreqset(fd_set *" rdfds ); +.fi +.IP +This routine is of interest only if a service implementor does not call +.BR svc_run (), +but instead implements custom asynchronous event processing. +It is called when the +.BR select (2) +system call has determined that an RPC request has arrived on some +RPC socket(s); +.I rdfds +is the resultant read file descriptor bit mask. +The routine returns when all sockets associated with the value of +.I rdfds +have been serviced. +.P +.nf +.BI "void svc_getreq(int " rdfds ); +.fi +.IP +Similar to +.BR svc_getreqset (), +but limited to 32 file descriptors. +This interface is obsoleted by +.BR svc_getreqset (). +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t svc_register(SVCXPRT *" xprt ", unsigned long " prognum , +.BI " unsigned long " versnum , +.BI " void (*" dispatch ")(struct svc_req *, SVCXPRT *)," +.BI " unsigned long " protocol ); +.fi +.IP +Associates +.I prognum +and +.I versnum +with the service dispatch procedure, +.IR dispatch . +If +.I protocol +is zero, the service is not registered with the +.B portmap +service. +If +.I protocol +is nonzero, then a mapping of the triple +.RI [ prognum , versnum , protocol ] +to +.I xprt\->xp_port +is established with the local +.B portmap +service (generally +.I protocol +is zero, +.B IPPROTO_UDP +or +.BR IPPROTO_TCP ). +The procedure +.I dispatch +has the following form: +.IP +.in +4n +.EX +dispatch(struct svc_req *request, SVCXPRT *xprt); +.EE +.in +.IP +The +.BR svc_register () +routine returns one if it succeeds, and zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.B "void svc_run(void);" +.fi +.IP +This routine never returns. +It waits for RPC requests to arrive, and calls the appropriate service +procedure using +.BR svc_getreq () +when one arrives. +This procedure is usually waiting for a +.BR select (2) +system call to return. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t svc_sendreply(SVCXPRT *" xprt ", xdrproc_t " outproc \ +", char *" out ); +.fi +.IP +Called by an RPC service's dispatch routine to send the results of a +remote procedure call. +The parameter +.I xprt +is the request's associated transport handle; +.I outproc +is the XDR routine which is used to encode the results; and +.I out +is the address of the results. +This routine returns one if it succeeds, zero otherwise. +.P +.nf +.BI "void svc_unregister(unsigned long " prognum ", unsigned long " versnum ); +.fi +.IP +Remove all mapping of the double +.RI [ prognum , versnum ] +to dispatch routines, and of the triple +.RI [ prognum , versnum , * ] +to port number. +.P +.nf +.BI "void svcerr_auth(SVCXPRT *" xprt ", enum auth_stat " why ); +.fi +.IP +Called by a service dispatch routine that refuses to perform +a remote procedure call due to an authentication error. +.P +.nf +.BI "void svcerr_decode(SVCXPRT *" xprt ); +.fi +.IP +Called by a service dispatch routine that cannot successfully +decode its parameters. +See also +.BR svc_getargs (). +.P +.nf +.BI "void svcerr_noproc(SVCXPRT *" xprt ); +.fi +.IP +Called by a service dispatch routine that does not implement +the procedure number that the caller requests. +.P +.nf +.BI "void svcerr_noprog(SVCXPRT *" xprt ); +.fi +.IP +Called when the desired program is not registered with the RPC package. +Service implementors usually do not need this routine. +.P +.nf +.BI "void svcerr_progvers(SVCXPRT *" xprt ", unsigned long " low_vers , +.BI " unsigned long " high_vers ); +.fi +.IP +Called when the desired version of a program is not registered +with the RPC package. +Service implementors usually do not need this routine. +.P +.nf +.BI "void svcerr_systemerr(SVCXPRT *" xprt ); +.fi +.IP +Called by a service dispatch routine when it detects a system +error not covered by any particular protocol. +For example, if a service can no longer allocate storage, +it may call this routine. +.P +.nf +.BI "void svcerr_weakauth(SVCXPRT *" xprt ); +.fi +.IP +Called by a service dispatch routine that refuses to perform +a remote procedure call due to insufficient authentication parameters. +The routine calls +.BR "svcerr_auth(xprt, AUTH_TOOWEAK)" . +.P +.nf +.BI "SVCXPRT *svcfd_create(int " fd ", unsigned int " sendsize , +.BI " unsigned int " recvsize ); +.fi +.IP +Create a service on top of any open file descriptor. +Typically, this file descriptor is a connected socket for a stream protocol such +as TCP. +.I sendsize +and +.I recvsize +indicate sizes for the send and receive buffers. +If they are zero, a reasonable default is chosen. +.P +.nf +.B SVCXPRT *svcraw_create(void); +.fi +.IP +This routine creates a toy RPC +service transport, to which it returns a pointer. +The transport is really a buffer within the process's address space, +so the corresponding RPC client should live in the same address space; see +.BR clntraw_create (). +This routine allows simulation of RPC and acquisition of RPC +overheads (such as round trip times), without any kernel interference. +This routine returns NULL if it fails. +.P +.nf +.BI "SVCXPRT *svctcp_create(int " sock ", unsigned int " send_buf_size , +.BI " unsigned int " recv_buf_size ); +.fi +.IP +This routine creates a TCP/IP-based RPC +service transport, to which it returns a pointer. +The transport is associated with the socket +.IR sock , +which may be +.BR RPC_ANYSOCK , +in which case a new socket is created. +If the socket is not bound to a local TCP +port, then this routine binds it to an arbitrary port. +Upon completion, +.I xprt\->xp_sock +is the transport's socket descriptor, and +.I xprt\->xp_port +is the transport's port number. +This routine returns NULL if it fails. +Since TCP-based RPC uses buffered I/O, +users may specify the size of buffers; values of zero +choose suitable defaults. +.P +.nf +.BI "SVCXPRT *svcudp_bufcreate(int " sock ", unsigned int " sendsize , +.BI " unsigned int " recosize ); +.fi +.IP +This routine creates a UDP/IP-based RPC +service transport, to which it returns a pointer. +The transport is associated with the socket +.IR sock , +which may be +.BR RPC_ANYSOCK , +in which case a new socket is created. +If the socket is not bound to a local UDP +port, then this routine binds it to an arbitrary port. +Upon completion, +.I xprt\->xp_sock +is the transport's socket descriptor, and +.I xprt\->xp_port +is the transport's port number. +This routine returns NULL if it fails. +.IP +This allows the user to specify the maximum packet size for sending and +receiving UDP-based RPC messages. +.P +.nf +.BI "SVCXPRT *svcudp_create(int " sock ); +.fi +.IP +This call is equivalent to +.I svcudp_bufcreate(sock,SZ,SZ) +for some default size +.IR SZ . +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_accepted_reply(XDR *" xdrs ", struct accepted_reply *" ar ); +.fi +.IP +Used for encoding RPC reply messages. +This routine is useful for users who wish to generate +RPC-style messages without using the RPC package. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_authunix_parms(XDR *" xdrs ", struct authunix_parms *" aupp ); +.fi +.IP +Used for describing UNIX credentials. +This routine is useful for users +who wish to generate these credentials without using the RPC +authentication package. +.P +.nf +.BI "void xdr_callhdr(XDR *" xdrs ", struct rpc_msg *" chdr ); +.fi +.IP +Used for describing RPC call header messages. +This routine is useful for users who wish to generate +RPC-style messages without using the RPC package. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_callmsg(XDR *" xdrs ", struct rpc_msg *" cmsg ); +.fi +.IP +Used for describing RPC call messages. +This routine is useful for users who wish to generate RPC-style +messages without using the RPC package. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_opaque_auth(XDR *" xdrs ", struct opaque_auth *" ap ); +.fi +.IP +Used for describing RPC authentication information messages. +This routine is useful for users who wish to generate +RPC-style messages without using the RPC package. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_pmap(XDR *" xdrs ", struct pmap *" regs ); +.fi +.IP +Used for describing parameters to various +.B portmap +procedures, externally. +This routine is useful for users who wish to generate +these parameters without using the +.B pmap +interface. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_pmaplist(XDR *" xdrs ", struct pmaplist **" rp ); +.fi +.IP +Used for describing a list of port mappings, externally. +This routine is useful for users who wish to generate +these parameters without using the +.B pmap +interface. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_rejected_reply(XDR *" xdrs ", struct rejected_reply *" rr ); +.fi +.IP +Used for describing RPC reply messages. +This routine is useful for users who wish to generate +RPC-style messages without using the RPC package. +.P +.nf +.BI "bool_t xdr_replymsg(XDR *" xdrs ", struct rpc_msg *" rmsg ); +.fi +.IP +Used for describing RPC reply messages. +This routine is useful for users who wish to generate +RPC style messages without using the RPC package. +.P +.nf +.BI "void xprt_register(SVCXPRT *" xprt ); +.fi +.IP +After RPC service transport handles are created, +they should register themselves with the RPC service package. +This routine modifies the global variable +.IR svc_fds . +Service implementors usually do not need this routine. +.P +.nf +.BI "void xprt_unregister(SVCXPRT *" xprt ); +.fi +.IP +Before an RPC service transport handle is destroyed, +it should unregister itself with the RPC service package. +This routine modifies the global variable +.IR svc_fds . +Service implementors usually do not need this routine. +.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 auth_destroy (), +.BR authnone_create (), +.BR authunix_create (), +.BR authunix_create_default (), +.BR callrpc (), +.BR clnt_broadcast (), +.BR clnt_call (), +.BR clnt_destroy (), +.BR clnt_create (), +.BR clnt_control (), +.BR clnt_freeres (), +.BR clnt_geterr (), +.BR clnt_pcreateerror (), +.BR clnt_perrno (), +.BR clnt_perror (), +.BR clnt_spcreateerror (), +.BR clnt_sperrno (), +.BR clnt_sperror (), +.BR clntraw_create (), +.BR clnttcp_create (), +.BR clntudp_create (), +.BR clntudp_bufcreate (), +.BR get_myaddress (), +.BR pmap_getmaps (), +.BR pmap_getport (), +.BR pmap_rmtcall (), +.BR pmap_set (), +.BR pmap_unset (), +.BR registerrpc (), +.BR svc_destroy (), +.BR svc_freeargs (), +.BR svc_getargs (), +.BR svc_getcaller (), +.BR svc_getreqset (), +.BR svc_getreq (), +.BR svc_register (), +.BR svc_run (), +.BR svc_sendreply (), +.BR svc_unregister (), +.BR svcerr_auth (), +.BR svcerr_decode (), +.BR svcerr_noproc (), +.BR svcerr_noprog (), +.BR svcerr_progvers (), +.BR svcerr_systemerr (), +.BR svcerr_weakauth (), +.BR svcfd_create (), +.BR svcraw_create (), +.BR svctcp_create (), +.BR svcudp_bufcreate (), +.BR svcudp_create (), +.BR xdr_accepted_reply (), +.BR xdr_authunix_parms (), +.BR xdr_callhdr (), +.BR xdr_callmsg (), +.BR xdr_opaque_auth (), +.BR xdr_pmap (), +.BR xdr_pmaplist (), +.BR xdr_rejected_reply (), +.BR xdr_replymsg (), +.BR xprt_register (), +.BR xprt_unregister () +T} Thread safety MT-Safe +.TE +.SH SEE ALSO +.\" We don't have an rpc_secure.3 page in the set at the moment -- MTK, 19 Sep 05 +.\" .BR rpc_secure (3), +.BR xdr (3) +.P +The following manuals: +.RS +Remote Procedure Calls: Protocol Specification +.br +Remote Procedure Call Programming Guide +.br +rpcgen Programming Guide +.br +.RE +.P +.IR "RPC: Remote Procedure Call Protocol Specification" , +RFC\ 1050, Sun Microsystems, Inc., +USC-ISI. -- cgit v1.2.3