freebsd man page for putnext

putnext(9F)						   Kernel Functions for Drivers 					       putnext(9F)

NAME

       putnext - send a message to the next queue

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/stream.h>
       #include <sys/ddi.h>

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

INTERFACE LEVEL

       Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).

PARAMETERS

       q	Pointer to the queue from which the message  mp will be sent.

       mp	Message to be passed.

DESCRIPTION

       putnext() is used to pass a message to the  put(9E) routine of the next queue in the stream.

RETURN VALUES

       None.

CONTEXT

       putnext() can be called from user or interrupt context.

EXAMPLES

       See allocb(9F) for an example of using putnext().

SEE ALSO

       put(9E), allocb(9F), put(9F), qprocson(9F)

       Writing Device Drivers

       STREAMS Programming Guide

NOTES

       The put() and putnext() functions should be called only after qprocson() is finished.

SunOS 5.10							    18 Feb 1998 						       putnext(9F)