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

RETURN VALUES
       None.

CONTEXT
       The putnext() function can be called from user, interrupt, or kernel 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 5.11							    16 Jan 2006 						       putnext(9F)