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RPC_SVC_CREATE(3)          Library Functions Manual          RPC_SVC_CREATE(3)

NAME
     rpc_svc_create, svc_control, svc_create, svc_destroy, svc_dg_create,
     svc_fd_create, svc_raw_create, svc_tli_create, svc_tp_create,
     svc_vc_create - library routines for the creation of server handles

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <rpc/rpc.h>

     bool_t
     svc_control(SVCXPRT *svc, const u_int req, void *info);

     int
     svc_create(const void (*dispatch)(struct svc_req *, SVCXPRT *),
         const rpcprog_t prognum, const rpcvers_t versnum,
         const char *nettype);

     SVCXPRT *"
     svc_dg_create(const int fildes, const u_int sendsz, const u_int recvsz);

     void
     svc_destroy(SVCXPRT *xprt);

     SVCXPRT *
     svc_fd_create(const int fildes, const u_int sendsz, const u_int recvsz);

     SVCXPRT *
     svc_raw_create(void);

     SVCXPRT *
     svc_tli_create(const int fildes, const struct netconfig *netconf,
         const struct t_bind *bindaddr, const u_int sendsz,
         const u_int recvsz);

     SVCXPRT *
     svc_tp_create(const void (*dispatch)(const struct svc_reg *, const SVCXPRT  *),
         const rpcprog_t prognum, const rpcvers_t versnum,
         const struct netconfig *netconf);

     SVCXPRT *
     svc_vc_create(const int fildes, const u_int sendsz, const u_int recvsz);

DESCRIPTION
     These routines are part of the RPC library which allows C language
     programs to make procedure calls on servers across the network.  These
     routines deal with the creation of service handles.  Once the handle is
     created, the server can be invoked by calling svc_run().

ROUTINES
     See rpc(3) for the definition of the SVCXPRT data structure.

     svc_control()
            A function to change or retrieve various information about a
            service object.  req indicates the type of operation and info is a
            pointer to the information.  The supported values of req, their
            argument types, and what they do are:

            SVCGET_VERSQUIET
                        If a request is received for a program number served
                        by this server but the version number is outside the
                        range registered with the server, an
                        RPC_PROGVERSMISMATCH error will normally be returned.
                        info should be a pointer to an integer.  Upon
                        successful completion of the SVCGET_VERSQUIET request,
                        *info contains an integer which describes the server's
                        current behavior:  0 indicates normal server behavior
                        (that is, an RPC_PROGVERSMISMATCH error will be
                        returned); 1 indicates that the out of range request
                        will be silently ignored.

            SVCSET_VERSQUIET
                        If a request is received for a program number served
                        by this server but the version number is outside the
                        range registered with the server, an
                        RPC_PROGVERSMISMATCH error will normally be returned.
                        It is sometimes desirable to change this behavior.
                        info should be a pointer to an integer which is either
                        0 (indicating normal server behavior - an
                        RPC_PROGVERSMISMATCH error will be returned), or 1
                        (indicating that the out of range request should be
                        silently ignored).

     svc_create()
            svc_create() creates server handles for all the transports
            belonging to the class nettype.  nettype defines a class of
            transports which can be used for a particular application.  The
            transports are tried in left to right order in NETPATH variable or
            in top to bottom order in the netconfig database.  If nettype is
            NULL, it defaults to netpath.

            svc_create() registers itself with the rpcbind service (see
            rpcbind(8)).  dispatch is called when there is a remote procedure
            call for the given prognum and versnum; this requires calling
            svc_run() (see svc_run() in rpc_svc_reg(3)).  If svc_create()
            succeeds, it returns the number of server handles it created,
            otherwise it returns 0 and an error message is logged.

     svc_destroy()
            A function macro that destroys the RPC service handle xprt.
            Destruction usually involves deallocation of private data
            structures, including xprt itself.  Use of xprt is undefined after
            calling this routine.

     svc_dg_create()
            This routine creates a connectionless RPC service handle, and
            returns a pointer to it.  This routine returns NULL if it fails,
            and an error message is logged.  sendsz and recvsz are parameters
            used to specify the size of the buffers.  If they are 0, suitable
            defaults are chosen.  The file descriptor fildes should be open
            and bound.  The server is not registered with rpcbind(8).
            Warning: since connectionless-based RPC messages can only hold
            limited amount of encoded data, this transport cannot be used for
            procedures that take large arguments or return huge results.

     svc_fd_create()
            This routine creates a service on top of an open and bound file
            descriptor, and returns the handle to it.  Typically, this
            descriptor is a connected file descriptor for a connection-
            oriented transport.  sendsz and recvsz indicate sizes for the send
            and receive buffers.  If they are 0, reasonable defaults are
            chosen.  This routine returns NULL if it fails, and an error
            message is logged.

     svc_raw_create()
            This routine creates an RPC service handle and returns a pointer
            to it.  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 clnt_raw_create() in rpc_clnt_create(3)).
            This routine allows simulation of RPC and acquisition of RPC
            overheads (such as round trip times), without any kernel and
            networking interference.  This routine returns NULL if it fails,
            and an error message is logged.  Note: svc_run() should not be
            called when the raw interface is being used.

     svc_tli_create()
            This routine creates an RPC server handle, and returns a pointer
            to it.  fildes is the file descriptor on which the service is
            listening.  If fildes is RPC_ANYFD, it opens a file descriptor on
            the transport specified by netconf.  If the file descriptor is
            unbound and bindaddr is non-null fildes is bound to the address
            specified by bindaddr, otherwise fildes is bound to a default
            address chosen by the transport.

            Note: the t_bind structure comes from the TLI/XTI SysV interface,
            which NetBSD does not use.  The structure is defined in
            <rpc/types.h> for compatibility as:

            struct t_bind {
                struct netbuf addr; /* network address, see rpc(3) */
                unsigned int  qlen; /* queue length (for listen(2)) */
            };

            In the case where the default address is chosen, the number of
            outstanding connect requests is set to 8 for connection-oriented
            transports.  The user may specify the size of the send and receive
            buffers with the parameters sendsz and recvsz; values of 0 choose
            suitable defaults.  This routine returns NULL if it fails, and an
            error message is logged.  The server is not registered with the
            rpcbind(8) service.

     svc_tp_create()
            svc_tp_create() creates a server handle for the network specified
            by netconf, and registers itself with the rpcbind service.
            dispatch is called when there is a remote procedure call for the
            given prognum and versnum; this requires calling svc_run().
            svc_tp_create() returns the service handle if it succeeds,
            otherwise a NULL is returned and an error message is logged.

     svc_vc_create()
            This routine creates a connection-oriented RPC service and returns
            a pointer to it.  This routine returns NULL if it fails, and an
            error message is logged.  The users may specify the size of the
            send and receive buffers with the parameters sendsz and recvsz;
            values of 0 choose suitable defaults.  The file descriptor fildes
            should be open and bound.  The server is not registered with the
            rpcbind(8) service.

SEE ALSO
     rpc(3), rpc_svc_calls(3), rpc_svc_err(3), rpc_svc_reg(3), rpcbind(8)

NetBSD 10.99                      May 3, 1993                     NetBSD 10.99