Unix

Files
file	unix.h

Functions
moep_dev_t	moep_dev_unix_open (const char *devname, int mtu, struct moep_frame_ops *l2_ops)
	open a unix device More...
moep_frame_t	moep_frame_unix_create (struct moep_frame_ops *l2_ops)
	create a unix frame More...

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

moep_dev_t moep_dev_unix_open	(	const char *	devname,
		int	mtu,
		struct moep_frame_ops *	l2_ops
	)

open a unix device

The function moep_dev_unix_open() is used to open a unix device.

Parameters

devname	the device name; This must be the path of a unix domain socket.
mtu	the MTU of the device; This includes all headers.
l2_ops	frame header operations for layer 2

Returns

This function returns a moep device.

Return values

NULL	on error, errno is set appropriately.

Errors

These are some standard errors generated and returned by this function. Additional errors may be generated and returned from the underlying system calls.

EINVAL	Invalid argument
EMFILE	Too many open files; Some filedescriptors are too big for select.
ENOMEM	Not enough memory available

moep_frame_t moep_frame_unix_create

(

struct moep_frame_ops *

l2_ops

)

create a unix frame

The function moep_frame_unix_create() is used to create a unix frame with the given frame header operations for layer 2.

Parameters

l2_ops

frame header operations for layer 2

Returns

This function returns a moep frame.

Return values

NULL	on error, errno is set appropriately.

Errors

The error values are the same as for moep_frame_create().