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NAME

       timod - STREAMS module for converting ioctl() calls into Transport Interface messages

DESCRIPTION

       The  module  is	a  STREAMS  module  that converts calls from a transport user supporting the Transport Interface (TI) into messages that a
       transport protocol provider supporting TI can consume.  This allows the user to initiate certain TI functions as atomic	operations.   This
       release	of  HP-UX  no  longer  automatically pushes whenever a t_open(3) is performed.	The TLI and XTI libraries have been modified to no
       longer require this module to perform the atomic operations described within this man page.  Binary compatibility is not  a  problem  since
       the module will still exist within the kernel.  But, any application which is recompiled and expects the module to be automatically pushed,
       may not work without code modification.

       The user places and removes the module on a device stream by calling the STREAMS and functions.	(The TLI function pushes onto  the  device
       stream  for  the  user.)   The  module  should only be pushed onto streams which are terminated by transport providers which conform to the
       Transport Interface.  tirdwr(7) is an alternative interface to which supports the and system calls.  If has been pushed	onto  the  stream,
       the user should use the to remove the module from the stream before pushing

       The  module  transparently  passes any STREAMS messages that are not generated by the commands described below to the neighboring module or
       driver.	will act on an whose field is one of the values below.	(See streamio(7) for a description of the and the structure.)

       This TI command binds an address to the transport protocol provider.
		      The STREAMS message that the module issues to the call is equivalent to the TI message type The  STREAMS	message  that  the
		      module returns in response to the successful completion of the call is equivalent to the TI message type

       This TI command unbinds an address from the transport protocol provider.
		      The  STREAMS  message  that  the module issues to the call is equivalent to the TI message type The STREAMS message that the
		      module returns in response to the successful completion of the call is equivalent to the TI message type

       This TI command gets the TI protocol-specific information from
		      the transport protocol provider.	The STREAMS message that the module issues to the call is equivalent  to  the  TI  message
		      type  The  STREAMS message that the module returns in response to the successful completion of the call is equivalent to the
		      TI message type

       This TI command gets, sets, or negotiates TI protocol-specific options with
		      the transport protocol provider.	The STREAMS message that the module issues to the call is equivalent  to  the  TI  message
		      type  The  STREAMS message that the module returns in response to the successful completion of the call is equivalent to the
		      TI message type

RETURN VALUES

       If the module returns an error for an call, the lower 8 bits of the return value will be one of the TI error codes defined  in  the  header
       file.   If  the	TI  error is of the type TSYERR, then the second 8 bits of the return value will contain an error as defined in the header
       file.  The STREAMS message that the module issues when an call results in an error is equivalent to the TI message type

FILES

       defines the error codes for XTI functions.

       defines the error codes for TI functions.

       defines the message types for TI functions.

       defines the error codes for system errors.

SEE ALSO

       ioctl(2), t_open(3), streamio(7), tirdwr(7).

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