#include #include /* struct msghdr */ #include /* struct iovec */ #include #include #include "ourhdr.h" /* Pass a file descriptor to another process. * If fd<0, then -fd is sent back instead as the error status. */ int send_fd(int clifd, int fd) { struct iovec iov[1]; struct msghdr msg; char buf[2]; /* send_fd()/recv_fd() 2-byte protocol */ iov[0].iov_base = buf; iov[0].iov_len = 2; msg.msg_iov = iov; msg.msg_iovlen = 1; msg.msg_name = NULL; msg.msg_namelen = 0; if (fd < 0) { msg.msg_accrights = NULL; msg.msg_accrightslen = 0; buf[1] = -fd; /* nonzero status means error */ if (buf[1] == 0) buf[1] = 1; /* -256, etc. would screw up protocol */ } else { msg.msg_accrights = (caddr_t) &fd; /* addr of descriptor */ msg.msg_accrightslen = sizeof(int); /* pass 1 descriptor */ buf[1] = 0; /* zero status means OK */ } buf[0] = 0; /* null byte flag to recv_fd() */ if (sendmsg(clifd, &msg, 0) != 2) return(-1); return(0); }