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<refentry id= "sd_event_add_io" xmlns:xi= "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" >
<refentryinfo >
<title > sd_event_add_io</title>
<productname > systemd</productname>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta >
<refentrytitle > sd_event_add_io</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum > 3</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv >
<refname > sd_event_add_io</refname>
<refname > sd_event_source_get_io_events</refname>
<refname > sd_event_source_set_io_events</refname>
<refname > sd_event_source_get_io_revents</refname>
<refname > sd_event_source_get_io_fd</refname>
<refname > sd_event_source_set_io_fd</refname>
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<refname > sd_event_source_get_io_fd_own</refname>
<refname > sd_event_source_set_io_fd_own</refname>
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<refname > sd_event_source</refname>
<refname > sd_event_io_handler_t</refname>
<refpurpose > Add an I/O event source to an event loop</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv >
<funcsynopsis >
<funcsynopsisinfo > #include < systemd/sd-event.h> </funcsynopsisinfo>
<funcsynopsisinfo > <token > typedef</token> struct sd_event_source sd_event_source;</funcsynopsisinfo>
<funcprototype >
<funcdef > typedef int (*<function > sd_event_io_handler_t</function> )</funcdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_source *<parameter > s</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > int <parameter > fd</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > uint32_t <parameter > revents</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > void *<parameter > userdata</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype >
<funcdef > int <function > sd_event_add_io</function> </funcdef>
<paramdef > sd_event *<parameter > event</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_source **<parameter > source</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > int <parameter > fd</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > uint32_t <parameter > events</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_io_handler_t <parameter > handler</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > void *<parameter > userdata</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype >
<funcdef > int <function > sd_event_source_get_io_events</function> </funcdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_source *<parameter > source</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > uint32_t *<parameter > events</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype >
<funcdef > int <function > sd_event_source_set_io_events</function> </funcdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_source *<parameter > source</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > uint32_t <parameter > events</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype >
<funcdef > int <function > sd_event_source_get_io_revents</function> </funcdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_source *<parameter > source</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > uint32_t *<parameter > revents</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype >
<funcdef > int <function > sd_event_source_get_io_fd</function> </funcdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_source *<parameter > source</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype >
<funcdef > int <function > sd_event_source_set_io_fd</function> </funcdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_source *<parameter > source</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > int <parameter > fd</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
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<funcprototype >
<funcdef > int <function > sd_event_source_get_io_fd_own</function> </funcdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_source *<parameter > source</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype >
<funcdef > int <function > sd_event_source_set_io_fd_own</function> </funcdef>
<paramdef > sd_event_source *<parameter > source</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef > int <parameter > b</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
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</funcsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 >
<title > Description</title>
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<para > <function > sd_event_add_io()</function> adds a new I/O event source to an event loop. The event loop
object is specified in the <parameter > event</parameter> parameter, the event source object is returned in
the <parameter > source</parameter> parameter. The <parameter > fd</parameter> parameter takes the UNIX file
descriptor to watch, which may refer to a socket, a FIFO, a message queue, a serial connection, a
character device, or any other file descriptor compatible with Linux <citerefentry
project='man-pages'><refentrytitle > epoll</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 7</manvolnum> </citerefentry> . The
<parameter > events</parameter> parameter takes a bit mask of events to watch for, a combination of the
following event flags: <constant > EPOLLIN</constant> , <constant > EPOLLOUT</constant> ,
<constant > EPOLLRDHUP</constant> , <constant > EPOLLPRI</constant> , and <constant > EPOLLET</constant> , see
<citerefentry
project='man-pages'><refentrytitle > epoll_ctl</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 2</manvolnum> </citerefentry> for
details. Note that not all file descriptors are compatible with epoll, for example regular file or
directories are not. If this function is called with a file descriptor that does not support epoll,
<constant > -EPERM</constant> is returned (also see below). In most cases such file descriptors may be
treated as always-readable or always-writable, so that IO event watching is unnecessary.</para>
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<para > The <parameter > handler</parameter> is a function to call when the event source is triggered or
<constant > NULL</constant> . The <parameter > userdata</parameter> pointer will be passed to the handler
function, and may be chosen freely by the caller. The handler will also be passed the file descriptor the
event was seen on, as well as the actual event flags. It's generally a subset of the events watched,
however may additionally include <constant > EPOLLERR</constant> and <constant > EPOLLHUP</constant> . The
handler may return negative to signal an error (see below), other return values are ignored. If
<parameter > handler</parameter> is <constant > NULL</constant> , a default handler that calls
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_exit</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> will be
used.</para>
<para > By default, an event source will stay enabled continuously (<constant > SD_EVENT_ON</constant> ), but
this may be changed with
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<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_set_enabled</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> .
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If the handler function returns a negative error code, it will either be disabled after the invocation,
even if the <constant > SD_EVENT_ON</constant> mode was requested before, or it will cause the loop to
terminate, see
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_set_exit_on_failure</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> .
Note that an event source set to <constant > SD_EVENT_ON</constant> will fire continuously unless data is
read from or written to the file descriptor to reset the mask of events seen.</para>
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<para > Setting the I/O event mask to watch for to 0 does not mean
that the event source won't be triggered anymore, as
<constant > EPOLLHUP</constant> and <constant > EPOLLERR</constant>
may be triggered even with a zero event mask. To temporarily
disable an I/O event source use
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_set_enabled</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
with <constant > SD_EVENT_OFF</constant> instead.</para>
<para > To destroy an event source object use
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_unref</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> ,
but note that the event source is only removed from the event loop
when all references to the event source are dropped. To make sure
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an event source does not fire anymore, even if it is still referenced,
disable the event source using
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_set_enabled</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
with <constant > SD_EVENT_OFF</constant> .</para>
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<para > If the second parameter of
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<function > sd_event_add_io()</function> is
<constant > NULL</constant> no reference to the event source object
is returned. In this case the event source is considered
"floating", and will be destroyed implicitly when the event loop
itself is destroyed.</para>
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sd-event: support callback=NULL in IO/child/inotify/defer event sources, too
Also, document this functionality more prominently, including with a
reference from sd_event_exit().
This is mostly to make things complete, as previously we supported NULL
callbacks only in _add_time() and _add_signal(). However, I think this
makes snese for IO event sources too (think: when some fd such as a pipe
end sees SIGHUP or so, exit), as well as defer or post event sources (i.e. exit
once we got nothing else to do). This also adds support for inotify
event sources, simply to complete things (I can't see the immediate use,
but maybe someone else comes up with it).
The only event source type that doesn't allow callback=NULL now are exit
callbacks, but for them they make little sense, as the event loop is
exiting then anyway.
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<para > If the <parameter > handler</parameter> to <function > sd_event_add_io()</function> is
<constant > NULL</constant> , and the event source fires, this will be considered a request to exit the
event loop. In this case, the <parameter > userdata</parameter> parameter, cast to an integer, is passed as
the exit code parameter to
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_exit</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> .</para>
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<para > Note that this call does not take possession of the file descriptor passed in, ownership (and thus
the duty to close it when it is no longer needed) remains with the caller. However, with the
<function > sd_event_source_set_io_fd_own()</function> call (see below) the event source may optionally
take ownership of the file descriptor after the event source has been created. In that case the file
descriptor is closed automatically as soon as the event source is released.</para>
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<para > It is recommended to use
<function > sd_event_add_io()</function> only in conjunction with
file descriptors that have <constant > O_NONBLOCK</constant> set, to
ensure that all I/O operations from invoked handlers are properly
asynchronous and non-blocking. Using file descriptors without
<constant > O_NONBLOCK</constant> might result in unexpected
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starvation of other event sources. See
<citerefentry project= 'man-pages' > <refentrytitle > fcntl</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 2</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
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for details on enabling <constant > O_NONBLOCK</constant> mode.</para>
<para > <function > sd_event_source_get_io_events()</function> retrieves
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the configured mask of watched I/O events of an event source created
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previously with <function > sd_event_add_io()</function> . It takes
the event source object and a pointer to a variable to store the
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mask in.</para>
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<para > <function > sd_event_source_set_io_events()</function>
configures the mask of watched I/O events of an event source created
previously with <function > sd_event_add_io()</function> . It takes the
event source object and the new event mask.</para>
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<para > <function > sd_event_source_get_io_revents()</function>
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retrieves the I/O event mask of currently seen but undispatched
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events from an event source created previously with
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<function > sd_event_add_io()</function> . It takes the event source
object and a pointer to a variable to store the event mask
in. When called from a handler function on the handler's event
source object this will return the same mask as passed to the
handler's <parameter > revents</parameter> parameter. This call is
primarily useful to check for undispatched events of an event
source from the handler of an unrelated (possibly higher priority)
event source. Note the relation between
<function > sd_event_source_get_pending()</function> and
<function > sd_event_source_get_io_revents()</function> : both
functions will report non-zero results when there's an event
pending for the event source, but the former applies to all event
source types, the latter only to I/O event sources.</para>
<para > <function > sd_event_source_get_io_fd()</function> retrieves
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the UNIX file descriptor of an event source created previously
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with <function > sd_event_add_io()</function> . It takes the event
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source object and returns the non-negative file descriptor
or a negative error number on error (see below).</para>
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<para > <function > sd_event_source_set_io_fd()</function>
changes the UNIX file descriptor of an I/O event source created
previously with <function > sd_event_add_io()</function> . It takes
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the event source object and the new file descriptor.</para>
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<para > <function > sd_event_source_set_io_fd_own()</function> controls whether the file descriptor of the event source
shall be closed automatically when the event source is freed, i.e. whether it shall be considered 'owned' by the
event source object. By default it is not closed automatically, and the application has to do this on its own. The
<parameter > b</parameter> parameter is a boolean parameter: if zero, the file descriptor is not closed automatically
when the event source is freed, otherwise it is closed.</para>
<para > <function > sd_event_source_get_io_fd_own()</function> may be used to query the current setting of the file
descriptor ownership boolean flag as set with <function > sd_event_source_set_io_fd_own()</function> . It returns
positive if the file descriptor is closed automatically when the event source is destroyed, zero if not, and
negative on error.</para>
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</refsect1>
<refsect1 >
<title > Return Value</title>
<para > On success, these functions return 0 or a positive
integer. On failure, they return a negative errno-style error
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code.</para>
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<refsect2 >
<title > Errors</title>
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<para > Returned values may indicate the following problems:</para>
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<variablelist >
<varlistentry >
<term > <constant > -ENOMEM</constant> </term>
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<listitem > <para > Not enough memory to allocate an object.</para> </listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry >
<term > <constant > -EINVAL</constant> </term>
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<listitem > <para > An invalid argument has been passed.</para> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry >
<term > <constant > -ESTALE</constant> </term>
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<listitem > <para > The event loop is already terminated.</para> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry >
<term > <constant > -ECHILD</constant> </term>
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<listitem > <para > The event loop has been created in a different process, library or module instance.</para> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry >
<term > <constant > -EDOM</constant> </term>
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<listitem > <para > The passed event source is not an I/O event source.</para> </listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry >
<term > <constant > -EPERM</constant> </term>
<listitem > <para > The passed file descriptor does not support the <citerefentry
project='man-pages'><refentrytitle > epoll</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 7</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
API, for example because it is a regular file or directory. See <citerefentry
project='man-pages'><refentrytitle > epoll_ctl</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 2</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
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for details.</para>
<xi:include href= "version-info.xml" xpointer= "v255" /> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
</refsect2>
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</refsect1>
<xi:include href= "libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />
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<refsect1 >
<title > History</title>
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<para > <function > sd_event_io_handler_t()</function> ,
<function > sd_event_add_io()</function> ,
<function > sd_event_source_get_io_events()</function> ,
<function > sd_event_source_set_io_events()</function> ,
<function > sd_event_source_get_io_revents()</function> ,
<function > sd_event_source_get_io_fd()</function> , and
<function > sd_event_source_set_io_fd()</function> were added in version 229.</para>
<para > <function > sd_event_source_get_io_fd_own()</function> and
<function > sd_event_source_set_io_fd_own()</function> were added in version 239.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 >
<title > See Also</title>
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<para > <simplelist type= "inline" >
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > systemd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 1</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd-event</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_new</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_now</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_add_time</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_add_signal</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_add_child</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_add_inotify</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_add_defer</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_set_enabled</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_set_priority</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_set_userdata</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_set_description</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_get_pending</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > sd_event_source_set_floating</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 3</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry project= 'man-pages' > <refentrytitle > epoll_ctl</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 2</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
<member > <citerefentry project= 'man-pages' > <refentrytitle > epoll</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 7</manvolnum> </citerefentry> </member>
</simplelist> </para>
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</refsect1>
</refentry>