prop_copyin_ioctl(9)
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PROP_COPYIN_IOCTL(9) NetBSD Kernel Developer's Manual PROP_COPYIN_IOCTL(9)
NAME
prop_array_copyin_ioctl, prop_array_copyout_ioctl,
prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl, prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl -- Copy prop-
erty lists to and from kernel space
SYNOPSIS
#include <prop/proplib.h>
int
prop_array_copyin_ioctl(const struct plistref *pref, const u_long cmd,
prop_array_t *arrayp);
int
prop_array_copyout_ioctl(struct plistref *pref, const u_long cmd,
prop_array_t array);
int
prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl(const struct plistref *pref,
const u_long cmd, prop_dictionary_t *dictp);
int
prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl(struct plistref *pref, const u_long cmd,
prop_dictionary_t dict);
DESCRIPTION
The prop_array_copyin_ioctl, prop_array_copyout_ioctl,
prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl, and prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl functions
implement the kernel side of a protocol for sending property lists to and
from the kernel using ioctl(2).
A kernel ioctl routine receiving or returning a property list will be
passed a pointer to a struct plistref. This structure encapsulates the
reference to the property list in externalized form.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, functions return zero. Otherwise, an error number will be
returned to indicate the error.
ERRORS
prop_array_copyin_ioctl() and prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl() will fail
if:
[EFAULT] Bad address
[EIO] Input/output error
[ENOMEM] Cannot allocate memory
[ENOTSUP] Not supported
prop_array_copyout_ioctl() and prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl() will fail
if:
[EFAULT] Bad address
[ENOMEM] Cannot allocate memory
[ENOTSUP] Not supported
EXAMPLES
The following (simplified) example demonstrates using
prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl() and prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl() in an
ioctl routine:
extern prop_dictionary_t fooprops;
int
fooioctl(dev_t dev, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, int flag, struct lwp *l)
{
prop_dictionary_t dict, odict;
int error;
switch (cmd) {
case FOOSETPROPS: {
const struct plistref *pref = (const struct plistref *) data;
error = prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl(pref, cmd, &dict);
if (error)
return (error);
odict = fooprops;
fooprops = dict;
prop_object_release(odict);
break;
}
case FOOGETPROPS: {
struct plistref *pref = (struct plistref *) data;
error = prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl(pref, cmd, fooprops);
break;
}
default:
return (EPASSTHROUGH);
}
return (error);
}
SEE ALSO
prop_array(3), prop_dictionary(3), prop_send_ioctl(3), proplib(3)
HISTORY
The proplib property container object library first appeared in
NetBSD 4.0.
NetBSD 5.0 October 25, 2006 NetBSD 5.0
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