Xnotify.c File Reference

Xnotify() - get notification of network changes. More...

#include "Xsocket.h"

Functions
int	Xnotify (void)
	Block waiting for notification that the network interface has changed state. More...

Function Documentation

int Xnotify

(

void

)

Blocks and waits for for click to return a status when the joining daemon changes the AD or other network parameters. Multiple applications or threads may call this API, and all will be nofitied when a change occurs.

DO NOT call Xfork while blocking on this function. Only one of the processes will properly recieve the notification.

WARNING, THIS IS A STOPGAP API THAT WILL BE REPLACED ONCE WE DETERMIN WHAT THE LONGERM NOTIFICATION MECHANISM LOOKS LIKE. BE PREPARED FOR THIS CALL TO BE DEPRECATED OR MODIFIED

Returns

0 on success

-1 on error with errno set