HP-UX Reference (11i v2 07/12) - 3 Library Functions N-Z (vol 7)

xdr_create(3N) xdr_create(3N)

the xdrrec_create()

function, if the x_ops ﬁeld is still

NULL, the call has failed. If the x_ops ﬁeld

contains some other value, the call can be assumed to have succeeded. The failure can not be detected in

case of

xdrmem_create()

and xdrstdio_create()

functions.

MULTITHREAD USAGE

Thread Safe: Yes

Cancel Safe: Yes

Fork Safe: No

Async-cancel Safe: No

Async-signal Safe: No

These functions can be called safely in a multithreaded environment. They may be cancellation points in

that they call functions that are cancel points.

In a multithreaded environment, these functions are not safe to be called by a child process after

fork()

and before exec(). These functions should not be called by a multithreaded application that support

asynchronous cancellation or asynchronous signals.