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QWAIT 9F "Dec 15, 2003"
NAME
qwait, qwait_sig - STREAMS wait routines
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/stream.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>



void qwait(queue_t *q);

int qwait_sig(queue_t *q);
INTERFACE LEVEL
illumos DDI specific (illumos DDI).
PARAMETERS
qp

Pointer to the queue that is being opened or closed.

DESCRIPTION
qwait() and qwait_sig() are used to wait for a message to arrive to the put(9E) or srv(9E) procedures. qwait() and qwait_sig() can also be used to wait for qbufcall(9F) or qtimeout(9F) callback procedures to execute. These routines can be used in the open(9E) and close(9E) procedures in a STREAMS driver or module.

The thread that calls close() does not necessarily have the ability to receive signals, particularly when called by exit(2). In this case, qwait_sig() behaves exactly as qwait(). Driver writers may use ddi_can_receive_sig(9F) to determine when this is the case, and, if so, arrange some means to avoid blocking indefinitely (for example, by using qtimeout(9F).

qwait() and qwait_sig() atomically exit the inner and outer perimeters associated with the queue, and wait for a thread to leave the module's put(9E), srv(9E), or qbufcall(9F) / qtimeout(9F) callback procedures. Upon return they re-enter the inner and outer perimeters.

This can be viewed as there being an implicit wakeup when a thread leaves a put(9E) or srv(9E) procedure or after a qtimeout(9F) or qbufcall(9F) callback procedure has been run in the same perimeter.

qprocson(9F) must be called before calling qwait() or qwait_sig().

qwait() is not interrupted by a signal, whereas qwait_sig() is interrupted by a signal. qwait_sig() normally returns non-zero, and returns zero when the waiting was interrupted by a signal.

qwait() and qwait_sig() are similar to cv_wait() and cv_wait_sig() except that the mutex is replaced by the inner and outer perimeters and the signalling is implicit when a thread leaves the inner perimeter. See condvar(9F).

RETURN VALUES
0

For qwait_sig(), indicates that the condition was not necessarily signaled, and the function returned because a signal was pending.

CONTEXT
These functions can only be called from an open(9E) or close(9E) routine.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Using qwait()

The open routine sends down a T_INFO_REQ message and waits for the T_INFO_ACK. The arrival of the T_INFO_ACK is recorded by resetting a flag in the unit structure (WAIT_INFO_ACK). The example assumes that the module is D_MTQPAIR or D_MTPERMOD.

xxopen(qp, .\|.\|.)
 queue_t *qp;
{
 struct xxdata *xx;
 /* Allocate xxdata structure */
 qprocson(qp);
 /* Format T_INFO_ACK in mp */
 putnext(qp, mp);
 xx->xx_flags |= WAIT_INFO_ACK;
 while (xx->xx_flags & WAIT_INFO_ACK)
 qwait(qp);
 return (0);
}
xxrput(qp, mp)
 queue_t *qp;
 mblk_t *mp;
{
 struct xxdata *xx = (struct xxdata *)q->q_ptr;

 ...

 case T_INFO_ACK:
 if (xx->xx_flags & WAIT_INFO_ACK) {
 /* Record information from info ack */
 xx->xx_flags &= ~WAIT_INFO_ACK;
 freemsg(mp);
 return;
 }

 ...
}
SEE ALSO
close (9E), open (9E), put (9E), srv (9E), condvar (9F), ddi_can_receive_sig (9F), mt-streams (9F), qbufcall (9F), qprocson (9F), qtimeout (9F)

STREAMS Programming Guide

Writing Device Drivers