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33 .\" Author: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
35 .\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libnetgraph/netgraph.3,v 1.4.2.10 2002/12/29 16:35:36 schweikh Exp $
36 .\" $DragonFly: src/lib/libnetgraph/netgraph.3,v 1.5 2007/06/03 23:41:25 swildner Exp $
37 .\" $Whistle: netgraph.3,v 1.7 1999/01/25 07:14:06 archie Exp $
54 .Nd netgraph user library
60 .Fn NgMkSockNode "const char *name" "int *csp" "int *dsp"
62 .Fn NgNameNode "int cs" "const char *path" "const char *fmt" "..."
64 .Fn NgSendMsg "int cs" "const char *path" "int cookie" "int cmd" "const void *arg" "size_t arglen"
66 .Fn NgSendAsciiMsg "int cs" "const char *path" "const char *fmt" "..."
68 .Fn NgSendReplyMsg "int cs" "const char *path" "struct ng_mesg *msg" "const void *arg" "size_t arglen"
70 .Fn NgRecvMsg "int cs" "struct ng_mesg *rep" "size_t replen" "char *path"
72 .Fn NgRecvAsciiMsg "int cs" "struct ng_mesg *rep" "size_t replen" "char *path"
74 .Fn NgSendData "int ds" "const char *hook" "const u_char *buf" "size_t len"
76 .Fn NgRecvData "int ds" "u_char *buf" "size_t len" "char *hook"
78 .Fn NgSetDebug "int level"
80 .Fn NgSetErrLog "void (*log)(const char *fmt, ...)" "void (*logx)(const char *fmt, ...)"
82 These functions facilitate user-mode program participation in the kernel
84 graph-based networking system, by utilizing the netgraph
90 should be called first, to create a new
92 type netgraph node with associated control and data sockets. If
94 is non-NULL, the node will have that global name assigned to it.
98 will be set to the newly opened control and data sockets
99 associated with the node; either
103 may be NULL if only one socket is desired.
105 loads the socket node type KLD if it's not already loaded.
108 assigns a global name to the node addressed by
112 sends a binary control message from the socket node associated
115 to the node addressed by
119 indicates how to interpret
121 which indicates a specific command.
122 Extra argument data (if any) is specified by
129 and argument data are defined by the header file corresponding
130 to the type of the node being addressed.
131 The unique, non-negative token value chosen for use in the message
132 header is returned. This value is typically used to associate replies.
136 to send reply to a previously received control message.
137 The original message header should be pointed to by
141 performs the same function as
145 encoding of control messages.
147 formats its input a la
149 and then sends the resulting
151 string to the node in a
153 control message. The node returns a binary version of the
154 message, which is then sent back to the node just as with
158 the message token value is returned.
161 conversion may not be supported by all node types.
164 reads the next control message received by the node associated with
167 The message and any extra argument data must fit in
172 is non-NULL, it must point to a buffer of at least
174 bytes, which will be filled in (and NUL terminated) with the path to
175 the node from which the message was received.
177 The length of the control message is returned.
178 A return value of zero indicates that the socket was closed.
183 except that after the message is received, any binary arguments
188 request back to the originating node. The result is the same as
190 with the exception that the reply arguments field will contain
193 version of the arguments (and the reply
194 header argument length field will be adjusted).
197 writes a data packet out on the specified hook of the node corresponding
200 The node must already be connected to some other node via that hook.
203 reads the next data packet (of up to
205 bytes) received by the node corresponding to data socket
209 which must be large enough to hold the entire packet. If
211 is non-NULL, it must point to a buffer of at least
213 bytes, which will be filled in (and NUL terminated) with the name of
214 the hook on which the data was received.
216 The length of the packet is returned.
217 A return value of zero indicates that the socket was closed.
222 are used for debugging.
224 sets the debug level (if non-negative), and returns the old setting.
225 Higher debug levels result in more verbosity. The default is zero.
226 All debug and error messages are logged via the functions
227 specified in the most recent call to
229 The default logging functions are
234 At debug level 3, the library attempts to display control message arguments
237 format; however, this results in additional messages being
238 sent which may interfere with debugging. At even higher levels,
239 even these additional messages will be displayed, etc.
243 can be used on the data and the control sockets to detect the presence of
244 incoming data and control messages, respectively.
245 Data and control packets are always written and read atomically, i.e.,
248 User mode programs must be linked with the
250 flag to link in this library.
252 To enable Netgraph in your kernel, either your kernel must be
255 in the kernel configuration
260 KLD modules must have been loaded via
264 returns the previous debug setting.
267 All other functions return \-1 if there was an error and set
270 A return value of zero from
274 indicates that the netgraph socket has been closed.
280 the following additional errors are possible:
283 The node type does not know how to encode or decode the control message.
285 The encoded or decoded arguments were too long for the supplied buffer.
287 An unknown structure field was seen in an
291 The same structure field was specified twice in an
296 control message parse error or illegal value.
298 ASCII control message array or fixed width string buffer overflow.
310 system was designed and first implemented at Whistle Communications, Inc. in
313 customized for the Whistle InterJet.
315 .An Archie Cobbs Aq archie@whistle.com