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.TH qwait 9F "15 Dec 2003" "SunOS 5.11" "Kernel Functions for Drivers"
.SH NAME
qwait, qwait_sig \- STREAMS wait routines
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <sys/stream.h> 
#include <sys/ddi.h> 

\fBvoid\fR \fBqwait\fR(\fBqueue_t *\fR\fIq\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBqwait_sig\fR(\fBqueue_t *\fR\fIq\fR);
.fi

.SH INTERFACE LEVEL
.sp
.LP
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).
.SH PARAMETERS
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIqp\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
.rt  
Pointer to the queue that is being opened or closed.
.RE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBqwait()\fR and \fBqwait_sig()\fR are used to wait for a message to arrive to the \fBput\fR(9E) or \fBsrv\fR(9E) procedures. \fBqwait()\fR and \fBqwait_sig()\fR can also be used to wait for \fBqbufcall\fR(9F) or \fBqtimeout\fR(9F) callback procedures to execute. These routines can be used in the \fBopen\fR(9E) and \fBclose\fR(9E) procedures in a STREAMS driver or module. 
.sp
.LP
The thread that calls \fBclose()\fR does not necessarily have the ability to receive signals, particularly when called by \fBexit\fR(2). In this case, \fBqwait_sig()\fR behaves exactly as \fBqwait()\fR. Driver writers may use \fBddi_can_receive_sig\fR(9F) to determine when this is the case, and, if so, arrange some means to avoid blocking indefinitely (for example, by using \fBqtimeout\fR(9F).
.sp
.LP
\fBqwait()\fR and \fBqwait_sig()\fR atomically exit the inner and outer perimeters associated with the queue, and wait for a thread to leave the module's \fBput\fR(9E), \fBsrv\fR(9E), or \fBqbufcall\fR(9F) / \fBqtimeout\fR(9F) callback procedures. Upon return they re-enter the inner and outer perimeters.
.sp
.LP
This can be viewed as there being an implicit wakeup when a thread leaves a \fBput\fR(9E) or \fBsrv\fR(9E) procedure or after a \fBqtimeout\fR(9F) or \fBqbufcall\fR(9F) callback procedure has been run in the same perimeter.
.sp
.LP
\fBqprocson\fR(9F) must be called before calling \fBqwait()\fR or \fBqwait_sig()\fR. 
.sp
.LP
\fBqwait()\fR is not interrupted by a signal, whereas \fBqwait_sig()\fR is interrupted by a signal. \fBqwait_sig()\fR normally returns non-zero, and returns zero when the waiting was interrupted by a signal.
.sp
.LP
\fBqwait()\fR and \fBqwait_sig()\fR are similar to \fBcv_wait()\fR and \fBcv_wait_sig()\fR 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 \fBcondvar\fR(9F).
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 5n
.rt  
For \fBqwait_sig()\fR, indicates that the condition was not necessarily signaled, and the function returned because a signal was pending.
.RE

.SH CONTEXT
.sp
.LP
These functions can only be called from an \fBopen\fR(9E) or \fBclose\fR(9E) routine.
.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
\fBExample 1 \fRUsing \fBqwait()\fR
.sp
.LP
The open routine sends down a \fBT_INFO_REQ\fR message and waits for the \fBT_INFO_ACK\fR. The arrival of the \fBT_INFO_ACK\fR is recorded by resetting a flag in the unit structure (\fBWAIT_INFO_ACK\fR). The example assumes that the module is \fBD_MTQPAIR\fR or \fBD_MTPERMOD\fR. 

.sp
.in +2
.nf
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;
		            }

	      ...
}
.fi
.in -2

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBclose\fR(9E), \fBopen\fR(9E), \fBput\fR(9E), \fBsrv\fR(9E), \fBcondvar\fR(9F), \fBddi_can_receive_sig\fR(9F), \fBmt-streams\fR(9F), \fBqbufcall\fR(9F), \fBqprocson\fR(9F), \fBqtimeout\fR(9F) 
.sp
.LP
\fISTREAMS Programming Guide\fR 
.sp
.LP
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