DL_INFO_REQ(7dlpi) DL_INFO_REQ(7dlpi)
NAME
DL_INFO_REQ - Message Type
SYNOPSIS
The message consists of one M_PCPROTO message block, which
contains the following structure.
typedef struct {
ulong dl_primitive;
} dl_info_req_t;
DESCRIPTION
Requests information of the DLS provider about the DLPI
stream. This information includes a set of provider-specific
parameters, as well as the current state of the interface.
Parameters
dl_primitive
conveys DL_INFO_REQ.
State
The message is valid in any state in which a local
acknowledgement is not pending.
New State
The resulting state is unchanged.
Response
The DLS provider responds to the information request with a
DL_INFO_ACK.
Category
Local Management.
REFERENCES
the section ``Allowable Sequence of DLPI Primitives'' of the
book STREAMS Modules and Drivers
Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc. Page 1