PROP_COPYIN_IOCTL(9)

NAME
prop_array_copyin_ioctl, prop_array_copyout_ioctl, prop_array_copyin, prop_array_copyout, prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl, prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl, prop_dictionary_copyin, prop_dictionary_copyout - Copy property lists to and from kernel space

SYNOPSIS
#include <prop/proplib.h>
int
prop_array_copyin_ioctl(const struct plistref *pref, const u_long cmd, prop_array_t *arrayp);
int
prop_array_copyin(const struct plistref *pref, prop_array_t *arrayp);
int
prop_array_copyout_ioctl(struct plistref *pref, const u_long cmd, prop_array_t array);
int
prop_array_copyout(struct plistref *pref, prop_array_t array);
int
prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl(const struct plistref *pref, const u_long cmd, prop_dictionary_t *dictp);
int
prop_dictionary_copyin(const struct plistref *pref, prop_dictionary_t *dictp);
int
prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl(struct plistref *pref, const u_long cmd, prop_dictionary_t dict);
int
prop_dictionary_copyout(struct plistref *pref, prop_dictionary_t dict);

DESCRIPTION
The prop_array_copyin_ioctl, prop_array_copyout_ioctl, prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl, and prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl functions implement the kernel side of a protocol for copying property lists to and from the kernel using ioctl(2). The functions prop_array_copyin, prop_array_copyout, prop_dictionary_copyin, and prop_dictionary_copyout implement the kernel side of a protocol for copying property lists to the kernel as arguments of normal system calls.

A kernel routine receiving or returning a property list will be passed a pointer to a struct plistref. This structure encapsulates the reference to the property list in externalized form.

RETURN VALUES
If successful, functions return zero. Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

EXAMPLES
The following (simplified) example demonstrates using prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl() and prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl() in an ioctl routine:

    extern prop_dictionary_t fooprops;
    int
    fooioctl(dev_t dev, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, int flag, struct lwp *l)
    {
        prop_dictionary_t dict, odict;
        int error;
        switch (cmd) {
        case FOOSETPROPS: {
    	const struct plistref *pref = (const struct plistref *) data;
    	error = prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl(pref, cmd, dict);
    	if (error)
    		return (error);
    	odict = fooprops;
    	fooprops = dict;
    	prop_object_release(odict);
    	break;
          }
        case FOOGETPROPS: {
    	struct plistref *pref = (struct plistref *) data;
    	error = prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl(pref, cmd, fooprops);
    	break;
          }
        default:
    	return (EPASSTHROUGH);
        }
        return (error);
    }

The following (simplified) example demonstrates using prop_array_copyin() in a routine:

    int
    foocopyin(const struct plistref *pref))
    {
        prop_array_t array;
        int error;
        error = prop_array_copyin(pref, array);
        if (error)
    	    return (error);
        ...
    }

ERRORS
prop_array_copyin_ioctl() and prop_dictionary_copyin_ioctl() will fail if:

[EFAULT]
    Bad address

[EIO]
    Input/output error

[ENOMEM]
    Cannot allocate memory

[ENOTSUP]
    Not supported

prop_array_copyout_ioctl() and prop_dictionary_copyout_ioctl() will fail if:

[EFAULT]
    Bad address

[ENOMEM]
    Cannot allocate memory

[ENOTSUP]
    Not supported

SEE ALSO
prop_array(3), prop_dictionary(3), prop_send_ioctl(3), prop_send_syscall(3), proplib(3)

HISTORY
The proplib property container object library first appeared in NetBSD 4.0.