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31.\" ngatmbase(4) man page
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33.Dd August 24, 2004
34.Dt NGATMBASE 4
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm ngatmbase
38.Nd netgraph ATM utility module
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
40.In netnatm/unimsg.h
41.In netgraph/atm/ngatmbase.h
42.Ft "struct mbuf *"
43.Fn uni_msg_pack_mbuf "struct uni_msg *msg" "void *hdr" "size_t len"
44.Ft "struct uni_msg *"
45.Fn uni_msg_alloc "size_t len"
46.Ft "struct uni_msg *"
47.Fn uni_msg_build "void *buf" ...
48.Ft void
49.Fn uni_msg_destroy "struct uni_msg *msg"
50.Ft int
51.Fn uni_msg_unpack_mbuf "struct mbuf *m" "struct uni_msg *msgp"
52.Sh DESCRIPTION
53This module provides utility functions for the handling of signalling
54messages to the NgATM modules.
55.Pp
56The
57.Fn uni_msg_pack_mbuf
58function
59packs a message into one or several
60.Vt mbuf Ns s
61optionally prepending a header.
62The header is given by its address
63.Fa hdr
64and length
65.Fa len .
66If
67.Fa hdr
68is
69.Dv NULL
70or
71.Fa len
72equals 0, no header is prepended.
73Either
74.Fa msg
75or
76.Fa hdr
77may be
78.Dv NULL
79but not both.
80The
81.Fn uni_msg_pack_mbuf
82function
83returns a pointer to the allocated
84.Vt mbuf
85chain or
86.Dv NULL
87in the case of an error.
88.Pp
89The
90.Fn uni_msg_alloc
91function
92allocates a new message with space for at least
93.Fa len
94bytes.
95In the case of an error
96.Dv NULL
97is returned.
98.Pp
99The
100.Fn uni_msg_build
101function constructs a message from pieces.
102Each piece is given by a pair of
103arguments, the first of type
104.Vt "void *"
105and the second a
106.Vt size_t .
107The list of pieces must be terminated by
108.Po Vt "void *" Pc Ns Dv NULL .
109.Pp
110The
111.Fn uni_msg_destroy
112function
113destroys the messages and frees all the messages's memory.
114.Pp
115The
116.Fn uni_msg_unpack_mbuf
117function
118unpacks an
119.Vt mbuf
120chain info a
121.Vt uni_msg .
122A pointer to the newly allocated message is stored in
123.Fa msgp
124and 0 is returned.
125In the case of an error (either when no packet header is found
126in the first mbuf or memory cannot be allocated) the function
127returns an appropriate error code.
128.Sh SEE ALSO
129.Xr ng_ccatm 4 ,
130.Xr ng_sscfu 4 ,
131.Xr ng_sscop 4 ,
132.Xr ng_uni 4
133.Sh AUTHORS
134.An Harti Brandt Aq Mt harti@FreeBSD.org
135