STREAMS-UX Programmer's Guide (February 2007)

STREAMS Utilities Supported by HP-UX

Appendix B

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NAME

putnext () – To pass a message to the next queue.

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/stream.h>

int putnext (queue_t *q, mblk_t *mp);

PARAMETERS

Pointer to the queue from which this message is to be sent.

Pointer to the message block to be sent.

DESCRIPTION

putnext() is used for passing messages to the next queue in a stream. This utility calls put procedure

associated with the next queue (q->q_next) in a stream and passes it a message block pointer as an

argument.

RETURN VALUES

None

CONSTRAINTS

putnext() can be called from thread or interrupt context. Spinlocks must not be held across this call.