timod(7)

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timod(7)
NAME
  timod - STREAMS module for converting ioctl() calls into TI messages

DESCRIPTION
  The timod module is a STREAMS module that converts ioctl() calls from a
  transport user supporting the Transport Interface (TI) into messages that a
  transport protocol provider supporting TI can consume.  This allows the
  user to initiate TI functions as atomic operations.

  The user places and removes the timod module on a device stream by calling
  the STREAMS I_PUSH ioctl() and I_POP ioctl() functions.

  The timod module recognizes and processes STREAMS messages generated by
  I_STR ioctl() calls containing the following TI commands:

  TI_BIND   This TI command binds an address to the transport protocol
	    provider.  The STREAMS message that the module issues to the
	    TI_BIND ioctl() call is equivalent to the TI message type
	    T_BIND_REQ.	 The STREAMS message that the module returns in
	    response to the successful completion of the TI_BIND ioctl() call
	    is equivalent to the TI message type TI_BIND_ACK.

  TI_UNBIND This TI command unbinds an address from the transport protocol
	    provider.  The STREAMS message that the module issues to the
	    TI_UNBIND ioctl() call is equivalent to the TI message type
	    T_UNBIND_REQ.  The STREAMS message that the module returns in
	    response to the successful completion of the TI_UNBIND ioctl()
	    call is equivalent to the TI message type TI_OK_ACK.

  TI_GETINFO
	    This TI command gets the TI protocol-specific information from
	    the transport protocol provider.  The STREAMS message that the
	    module issues to the TI_GETINFO ioctl() call is equivalent to the
	    TI message type T_INFO_REQ.	 The STREAMS message that the module
	    returns in response to the successful completion of the
	    TI_GETINFO ioctl() call is equivalent to the TI message type
	    TI_INFO_ACK.

  TI_OPTMGMT
	    This TI command gets, sets, or negotiates TI protocol-specific
	    options with the transport protocol provider.  The STREAMS
	    message that the module issues to the TI_OPTMGMT ioctl() call is
	    equivalent to the TI message type T_OPTMGMT_REQ.  The STREAMS
	    message that the module returns in response to the successful
	    completion of the TI_OPTMGMT ioctl() call is equivalent to the TI
	    message type TI_OPTMGMT_ACK.

  The timod module transparently passes any STREAMS messages that are not
  generated by the ioctl() calls previously described to the neighboring
  module or driver.

  RETURN VALUES

  If the timod module returns an error for an ioctl() call, the lower 8 bits
  of the return value will be one of the TI error codes defined in the
  sys/tiusr.h header file.  If the TI error is of the type TSYERR, then the
  second 8 bits of the return value will contain an error as defined in the
  sys/errno.h header file.

FILES
  <sys/tiuser.h> Defines the error codes for TI functions.

  <sys/tihdr.h>	 Defines the message types for TI.

  <sys/errno.h>	 Defines the error codes for system errors.

RELATED INFORMATION
  Functions: intro(2), ioctl(2)

  Interfaces: streamio(7)
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