PROP_SEND_IOCTL(3)

NAME
prop_array_send_ioctl, prop_array_recv_ioctl, prop_dictionary_send_ioctl, prop_dictionary_recv_ioctl, prop_dictionary_sendrecv_ioctl - Send and receive propertly lists to and from the kernel using ioctl

SYNOPSIS
#include <prop/proplib.h>
int
prop_array_send_ioctl(prop_array_t array, int fd, unsigned long cmd);
int
prop_array_recv_ioctl(int fd, unsigned long cmd, prop_array_t *arrayp);
int
prop_dictionary_send_ioctl(prop_dictionary_t dict, int fd, unsigned long cmd);
int
prop_dictionary_recv_ioctl(int fd, unsigned long cmd, prop_dictionary_t *dictp);
prop_dictionary_sendrecv_ioctl(prop_dictionary_t dict, int fd, unsigned long cmd, prop_dictionary_t *dictp);

DESCRIPTION
The prop_array_send_ioctl, prop_array_recv_ioctl, prop_dictionary_send_ioctl, prop_dictionary_recv_ioctl, and prop_dictionary_sendrecv_ioctl functions implement the user space side of a protocol for sending property lists to and from the kernel using ioctl(2).

RETURN VALUES
If successful, functions return zero. Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS
prop_array_send_ioctl() and prop_dictionary_send_ioctl() will fail if:

[ENOMEM]
    Cannot allocate memory

[ENOTSUP]
    Not supported

prop_array_recv_ioctl() and prop_dictionary_recv_ioctl() will fail if:

[EIO]
    Input/output error

[ENOTSUP]
    Not supported

In addition to these, ioctl(2) errors may be returned.

EXAMPLES
The following (simplified) example demonstrates using prop_dictionary_send_ioctl() and prop_dictionary_recv_ioctl() in an application:

    void
    foo_setprops(prop_dictionary_t dict)
    {
        int fd;
        fd = open("/dev/foo", O_RDWR, 0640);
        if (fd == -1)
            return;
        (void) prop_dictionary_send_ioctl(dict, fd, FOOSETPROPS);
        (void) close(fd);
    }
    prop_dictionary_t
    foo_getprops(void)
    {
        prop_dictionary_t dict;
        int fd;
        fd = open("/dev/foo", O_RDONLY, 0640);
        if (fd == -1)
    	return (NULL);
        if (prop_dictionary_recv_ioctl(fd, FOOGETPROPS, dict) != 0)
            return (NULL);
        (void) close(fd);
        return (dict);
    }

The prop_dictionary_sendrecv_ioctl function combines the send and receive functionality, allowing for ioctls that require two-way communication (for example to specify arguments for the ioctl operation).

SEE ALSO
prop_array(3), prop_dictionary(3), proplib(3), prop_copyin_ioctl(9)

HISTORY
The proplib property container object library first appeared in NetBSD 4.0.