Checks if a message of a particular band is on the stream-head read queue.
The I_CKBAND operation checks to see if a message of a given priority band exists on the stream-head read queue. The arg parameter is an integer containing the value of the priority band being searched for.
The I_CKBAND operation returns a value of 1 if a message of the given band exists. Otherwise, it returns a value of -1.
This operation is part of STREAMS Kernel Extensions.
If unsuccessful, the errno global variable is set to the following value:
Value | Description |
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EINVAL | The value in the arg parameter is not valid. |