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diff --git a/lib/liblwres/man/lwres_context.docbook b/lib/liblwres/man/lwres_context.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9cdfa7525 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/liblwres/man/lwres_context.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,283 @@ +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"> +<!-- + - Copyright (C) 2001 Internet Software Consortium. + - + - Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any + - purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above + - copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. + - + - THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM + - DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL + - IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL + - INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, + - INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING + - FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, + - NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION + - WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +--> + +<!-- $Id: lwres_context.docbook,v 1.1 2004/03/15 20:35:25 as Exp $ --> + +<refentry> +<refentryinfo> + + +<date>Jun 30, 2000</date> +</refentryinfo> +<refmeta> +<refentrytitle>lwres_context</refentrytitle> +<manvolnum>3</manvolnum> +<refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo> +</refmeta> +<refnamediv> +<refname>lwres_context_create</refname> +<refname>lwres_context_destroy</refname> +<refname>lwres_context_nextserial</refname> +<refname>lwres_context_initserial</refname> +<refname>lwres_context_freemem</refname> +<refname>lwres_context_allocmem</refname> +<refname>lwres_context_sendrecv</refname> +<refpurpose>lightweight resolver context management</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> +<refsynopsisdiv> +<funcsynopsis> +<funcsynopsisinfo>#include <lwres/lwres.h></funcsynopsisinfo> +<funcprototype> +<funcdef> +lwres_result_t +<function>lwres_context_create</function></funcdef> +<paramdef>lwres_context_t **contextp</paramdef> +<paramdef>void *arg</paramdef> +<paramdef>lwres_malloc_t malloc_function</paramdef> +<paramdef>lwres_free_t free_function</paramdef> +</funcprototype> +<funcprototype> +<funcdef> +lwres_result_t +<function>lwres_context_destroy</function></funcdef> +<paramdef>lwres_context_t **contextp</paramdef> +</funcprototype> +<funcprototype> +<funcdef> +void +<function>lwres_context_initserial</function></funcdef> +<paramdef>lwres_context_t *ctx</paramdef> +<paramdef>lwres_uint32_t serial</paramdef> +</funcprototype> +<funcprototype> +<funcdef> +lwres_uint32_t +<function>lwres_context_nextserial</function></funcdef> +<paramdef>lwres_context_t *ctx</paramdef> +</funcprototype> +<funcprototype> +<funcdef> +void +<function>lwres_context_freemem</function></funcdef> +<paramdef>lwres_context_t *ctx</paramdef> +<paramdef>void *mem</paramdef> +<paramdef>size_t len</paramdef> +</funcprototype> +<funcprototype> +<funcdef> +void +<function>lwres_context_allocmem</function></funcdef> +<paramdef>lwres_context_t *ctx</paramdef> +<paramdef>size_t len</paramdef> +</funcprototype> +<funcprototype> +<funcdef> +void * +<function>lwres_context_sendrecv</function></funcdef> +<paramdef>lwres_context_t *ctx</paramdef> +<paramdef>void *sendbase</paramdef> +<paramdef>int sendlen</paramdef> +<paramdef>void *recvbase</paramdef> +<paramdef>int recvlen</paramdef> +<paramdef>int *recvd_len</paramdef> +</funcprototype> +</funcsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> +<refsect1> +<title>DESCRIPTION</title> +<para> +<function>lwres_context_create()</function> +creates a +<type>lwres_context_t</type> +structure for use in lightweight resolver operations. +It holds a socket and other data needed for communicating +with a resolver daemon. +The new +<type>lwres_context_t</type> +is returned throught +<parameter>contextp</parameter>, + +a pointer to a +<type>lwres_context_t</type> +pointer. This +<type>lwres_context_t</type> +pointer must initially be NULL, and is modified +to point to the newly created +<type>lwres_context_t</type>. + +</para> +<para> +When the lightweight resolver needs to perform dynamic memory +allocation, it will call +<parameter>malloc_function</parameter> +to allocate memory and +<parameter>free_function</parameter> + +to free it. If +<parameter>malloc_function</parameter> +and +<parameter>free_function</parameter> + +are NULL, memory is allocated using +.Xr malloc 3 +and +<citerefentry> +<refentrytitle>free</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> +</citerefentry>. + +It is not permitted to have a NULL +<parameter>malloc_function</parameter> +and a non-NULL +<parameter>free_function</parameter> +or vice versa. +<parameter>arg</parameter> +is passed as the first parameter to the memory +allocation functions. +If +<parameter>malloc_function</parameter> +and +<parameter>free_function</parameter> +are NULL, +<parameter>arg</parameter> + +is unused and should be passed as NULL. +</para> +<para> +Once memory for the structure has been allocated, +it is initialized using +<citerefentry> +<refentrytitle>lwres_conf_init</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> +</citerefentry> + +and returned via +<parameter>*contextp</parameter>. + +</para> +<para> +<function>lwres_context_destroy()</function> +destroys a +<type>lwres_context_t</type>, + +closing its socket. +<parameter>contextp</parameter> +is a pointer to a pointer to the context that is to be destroyed. +The pointer will be set to NULL when the context has been destroyed. +</para> +<para> +The context holds a serial number that is used to identify resolver +request packets and associate responses with the corresponding requests. +This serial number is controlled using +<function>lwres_context_initserial()</function> +and +<function>lwres_context_nextserial()</function>. +<function>lwres_context_initserial()</function> +sets the serial number for context +<parameter>*ctx</parameter> +to +<parameter>serial</parameter>. + +<function>lwres_context_nextserial()</function> +increments the serial number and returns the previous value. +</para> +<para> +Memory for a lightweight resolver context is allocated and freed using +<function>lwres_context_allocmem()</function> +and +<function>lwres_context_freemem()</function>. +These use whatever allocations were defined when the context was +created with +<function>lwres_context_create()</function>. +<function>lwres_context_allocmem()</function> +allocates +<parameter>len</parameter> +bytes of memory and if successful returns a pointer to the allocated +storage. +<function>lwres_context_freemem()</function> +frees +<parameter>len</parameter> +bytes of space starting at location +<parameter>mem</parameter>. + +</para> +<para> +<function>lwres_context_sendrecv()</function> +performs I/O for the context +<parameter>ctx</parameter>. + +Data are read and written from the context's socket. +It writes data from +<parameter>sendbase</parameter> +— typically a lightweight resolver query packet — +and waits for a reply which is copied to the receive buffer at +<parameter>recvbase</parameter>. + +The number of bytes that were written to this receive buffer is +returned in +<parameter>*recvd_len</parameter>. + +</para> +</refsect1> +<refsect1> +<title>RETURN VALUES</title> +<para> +<function>lwres_context_create()</function> +returns +<errorcode>LWRES_R_NOMEMORY</errorcode> +if memory for the +<type>struct lwres_context</type> +could not be allocated, +<errorcode>LWRES_R_SUCCESS</errorcode> +otherwise. +</para> +<para> +Successful calls to the memory allocator +<function>lwres_context_allocmem()</function> +return a pointer to the start of the allocated space. +It returns NULL if memory could not be allocated. +</para> +<para> +<errorcode>LWRES_R_SUCCESS</errorcode> +is returned when +<function>lwres_context_sendrecv()</function> +completes successfully. +<errorcode>LWRES_R_IOERROR</errorcode> +is returned if an I/O error occurs and +<errorcode>LWRES_R_TIMEOUT</errorcode> +is returned if +<function>lwres_context_sendrecv()</function> +times out waiting for a response. +</para> +</refsect1> +<refsect1> +<title>SEE ALSO</title> +<para> +<citerefentry> +<refentrytitle>lwres_conf_init</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> +</citerefentry>, + +<citerefentry> +<refentrytitle>malloc</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum> +</citerefentry>, + +<citerefentry> +<refentrytitle>free</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3 +</manvolnum> +</citerefentry>. +</para> +</refsect1> +</refentry> |