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HP-UX Reference > Ppckt(7)HP-UX 11i Version 2: December 2007 Update |
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NAMEpckt — Packet Mode module for STREAMS pty (pseudo-terminal) DESCRIPTIONThe Packet Mode feature for STREAMS pty devices allows the user process on the master side of the pty device to be informed of state changes in the pty. To enable Packet Mode in the STREAMS pty device, the user process must push the pckt module onto the master side of the pty with a call to the STREAMS I_PUSH ioctl(2) system call. When the pckt module is pushed onto a STREAMS pty master, certain STREAMS messages going upstream on the master side will get packetized so they can be subsequently retrieved by the master side with a getmsg function. When the user process writes data, the pckt module passes the message unchanged downstream on to the next module or driver. When the user process reads data or when the pckt module receives certain STREAMS message types, it constructs a packet out of the message for forwarding upstream. To construct a message packet, the module creates an M_PROTO message. This M_PROTO message contains the original message type in the first data block and the original message in as many data blocks as needed. The user process can then retrieve the M_PROTO message with a call to the getmsg() function. The pckt module packetizes the following STREAMS message types: M_DATA, M_IOCTL, M_PROTO, M_PCPROTO, M_FLUSH, M_START, M_STOP, M_STARTI, M_STOPI, M_READ. All other messages are passed unchanged upstream. If the message is an M_FLUSH message, the pckt module looks at the flag and takes the following actions:
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