delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_361.html   search  
libc.a reference

[ < ] [ > ]   [ << ] [ Up ] [ >> ]         [Top] [Contents] [Index] [ ? ]

__FSEXT_set_data

Syntax

 
#include <sys/fsext.h>

void * __FSEXT_set_data(int _fd, void *_data);

Description

This function is part of the File System Extensions. It is used to store a descriptor-specific pointer that can later be retrieved by __FSEXT_get_data (see section __FSEXT_get_data). The pointer is not otherwise used.

This is useful when writing an extension that may be handling several open pseudo-files. __FSEXT_set_data can be used when creating or opening the file to store a pointer to data about the specific file. Later, when specific operation needs to be done (e.g. read, write, etc.) a pointer to pseudo-file associated with the file descriptor can be fetched with __FSEXT_get_data.

Return Value

Returns the pointer you passed it, or NULL if there was an error.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C No
POSIX No

Example

 
typedef struct
{
   void* Ptr;
   off_t Current_Ofs;
   size_t Size;
} _mem_file_t;

int my_fsext(__FSEXT_Fnumber Op, int* RV, va_list Args)
{
   const char* Path;
   void* Buffer;
   size_t Size;
   int fd;
   _mem_file_t* MPtr;

   switch (Op)
   {
      case __FSEXT_creat:
       /* Create a new memory file */

       Path = va_list(Args, const char*);

       /* Check to see if we should create a new file */
       if (strnicmp("/tmp/", Path, 5) != 0) return 0;

       /* Allocate some memory to keep info on our fake file */
       MPtr = malloc(sizeof(_mem_file_t));
       if (!MPtr) return 0;

       memset(MPtr, 0, sizeof(_mem_file_t));

       /* Get a file descriptor we can use */
       fd = __FSEXT_alloc_fd(my_fsext);
       if (fd < 0)
       {
          free(MPtr);
          return 0;
       }

       /* Now store our note about this file descriptor so we can
        * look it up quickly later. */
       __FSEXT_set_data(fd, MPtr);

       /* Return the file descriptor
       *RV = fd;
       return 1;

      case __FSEXT_read:
       /* Read from our memory file. */
       fd = va_list(Args, int);
       Buffer = va_list(Args, void*);
       Size = va_list(Args, size_t);

       /* Look up the information about this file */
       MPtr = __FSEXT_get_data(fd);
       if (!MPtr)
       {
           *RV = -1;
           return 1;
       }

       if (MPtr->Current_Ofs >= MPtr->Size)
       {
           *RV = 0;
           return 1;
       }

       if (Size > (MPtr->Size - MPtr->Current_Ofs))
        Size = MPtr->Size - MPtr->Current_Ofs;

       memcpy(Buffer, (char*) MPtr->Ptr+MPtr->Current_Ofs, Size);
       MPtr->Current_Ofs += Size;

       *RV = Size;
       return 1;
       
       ...
    }
}


[ < ] [ > ]   [ << ] [ Up ] [ >> ]         [Top] [Contents] [Index] [ ? ]

  webmaster     delorie software   privacy  
  Copyright © 2004     Updated Apr 2004