Returns a data message to a user-mode process.
Item | Description |
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devno | Specifies major and minor device numbers. |
uiop | Points to a uio structure. For a calling user-mode process, the uio structure specifies the location and length of the caller's data area in which to transfer information. |
chan | Specifies the channel number assigned by the device handler's ddmpx entry point. |
extptr | Indicates null or points to the read_extension structure. This structure is defined in the /usr/include/sys/comio.h file. |
The ddread entry point returns a data message to a user-mode process. This entry point may or may not block, depending on the setting of the DNDELAY flag. If a nonblocking read is issued and no data is available, the ddread entry point returns immediately with 0 (zero) bytes.
For this entry point, the extptr parameter points to an optional user-supplied read_extension structure. This structure contains the following fields:
Field | Description |
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status | Contains additional information about the completion of the ddread entry
point. Besides the status codes listed here, device-dependent codes
can be returned:
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netid | Specifies the network ID associated with the returned frame. If a CIO_BUF_OVFLW code was received, this field may be empty. |
sessid | Specifies the session ID associated with the returned frame. If a CIO_BUF_OVFLW code was received, this field may be empty. |
A ddread entry point can be called from the process environment only.
In general, communication device handlers use the common codes defined for an entry point. However, device handlers for specific communication devices may return device-specific codes. The common return codes for the ddread entry point are the following:
Return Code | Description |
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ENXIO | Indicates an attempt to use an unconfigured device. |
EINVAL | Indicates a parameter is not valid. |
EIO | Indicates an error has occurred. |
EACCES | Indicates a call from a kernel process is not valid. |
EMSGSIZE | Indicates the frame was too large to fit into the receive buffer and that no extptr parameter was supplied to provide an alternate means of reporting this error with a status of CIO_BUF_OVFLW. |
EINTR | Indicates a locking mode sleep was interrupted. |
EFAULT | Indicates a supplied address is not valid. |
EBIDEV | Indicates the specified device does not exist. |