RPC_XDR(3NSL) Networking Services Library Functions RPC_XDR(3NSL)

NAME

rpc_xdr, xdr_accepted_reply, xdr_authsys_parms, xdr_callhdr, xdr_callmsg,
xdr_opaque_auth, xdr_rejected_reply, xdr_replymsg - XDR library routines
for remote procedure calls

SYNOPSIS

bool_t xdr_accepted_reply(XDR *xdrs, const struct accepted_reply *ar);


bool_t xdr_authsys_parms(XDR *xdrs, struct authsys_parms *aupp);


void xdr_callhdr(XDR *xdrs, struct rpc_msg *chdr);


bool_t xdr_callmsg(XDR *xdrs, struct rpc_msg *cmsg);


bool_t xdr_opaque_auth(XDR *xdrs, struct opaque_auth *ap);


bool_t xdr_rejected_reply(XDR *xdrs, const struct rejected_reply *rr);


bool_t xdr_replymsg(XDR *xdrs, const struct rpc_msg *rmsg);

DESCRIPTION

These routines are used for describing the RPC messages in XDR language.
They should normally be used by those who do not want to use the RPC
package directly. These routines return TRUE if they succeed, FALSE
otherwise.

Routines

See rpc(3NSL) for the definition of the XDR data structure.

#include <rpc/rpc.h>


xdr_accepted_reply()
Used to translate between RPC reply messages and
their external representation. It includes the
status of the RPC call in the XDR language
format. In the case of success, it also includes
the call results.


xdr_authsys_parms()
Used for describing UNIX operating system
credentials. It includes machine-name, uid, gid
list, etc.


xdr_callhdr()
Used for describing RPC call header messages. It
encodes the static part of the call message
header in the XDR language format. It includes
information such as transaction ID, RPC version
number, program and version number.


xdr_callmsg()
Used for describing RPC call messages. This
includes all the RPC call information such as
transaction ID, RPC version number, program
number, version number, authentication
information, etc. This is normally used by
servers to determine information about the client
RPC call.


xdr_opaque_auth()
Used for describing RPC opaque authentication
information messages.


xdr_rejected_reply()
Used for describing RPC reply messages. It
encodes the rejected RPC message in the XDR
language format. The message could be rejected
either because of version number mis-match or
because of authentication errors.


xdr_replymsg()
Used for describing RPC reply messages. It
translates between the RPC reply message and its
external representation. This reply could be
either an acceptance, rejection or NULL.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+---------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Safe |
+---------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

rpc(3NSL), xdr(3NSL), attributes(7)

December 30, 1996 RPC_XDR(3NSL)