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23.Dd January 9, 2007
24.Dt NFSCLNT 2
25.Os
26.Sh NAME
27.Nm nfsclnt
28.Nd NFS client services
29.Sh SYNOPSIS
30.Fd #include <unistd.h>
31.Fd #include <nfs/nfs.h>
32.Ft int
33.Fn nfsclnt "int flags" "void *argstructp"
34.Sh DESCRIPTION
35The
36.Fn nfsclnt
37function is used by the NFS client daemons to pass information into and out
38of the kernel.
39The
40.Fa flags
41argument consists of several bits that show what action is to be taken
42once in the kernel and the
43.Fa argstructp
44points to any corresponding data that the action may require.
45.Pp
46.Xr rpc.lockd 8
47calls
48.Fn nfsclnt
49with the flag
50.Dv NFSCLNT_LOCKDANS
51and a pointer to a
52.Bd -literal
53struct lockd_ans {
54 int la_version; /* lockd_ans version */
55 int la_errno; /* return status */
56 u_int64_t la_xid; /* unique message transaction ID */
57 int la_flags; /* answer flags */
58 pid_t la_pid; /* pid of lock requester/owner */
59 off_t la_start; /* lock starting offset */
60 off_t la_len; /* lock length */
61 int la_fh_len; /* The file handle length. */
62 u_int8_t la_fh[NFSV3_MAX_FH_SIZE];/* The file handle. */
63};
64.Ed
65.sp
66to pass the response to an NFS file locking request back
67into the kernel.
68.Sh RETURN VALUES
69Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise, -1
70is returned and the global variable
71.Va errno
72is set to specify the error.
73.Sh ERRORS
74.Bl -tag -width Er
75.It Bq Er EPERM
76The caller is not the super-user.
77.It Bq Er EINVAL
78The action specified by the
79.Fa flags
80argument was not valid.
81.It Bq EFAULT
82.Fa argstructp
83points to an invalid address.
84.It Bq EPIPE
85The response doesn't match any currently-outstanding lock request.
86.El
87.Sh SEE ALSO
88.Xr rpc.lockd 8
89.Sh BUGS
90The
91.Nm nfsclnt
92system call is designed specifically for the
93.Tn NFS
94client daemons and as such is specific to their requirements. Several
95fields of the argument structures are assumed to be valid, such that
96.Nm nfsclnt
97must be used with extreme care.