NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       linkb - STREAMS: Concatenates two message blocks

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <sys/stream.h>

       void linkb(
               MBLKP message,
               MBLKP message_to_be_added );

ARGUMENTS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies  the  message  to  which  the  message  in  message_to_be_added
 is to be added. The typedef MBLKP  is  an
       alternate  name  for typedef struct msgb *.  Specifies the
       message to be added. The typedef  MBLKP  is  an  alternate
       name for typedef struct msgb *.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  linkb  interface  creates a new message by adding the
       message specified in the message_to_be_added  argument  to
       the tail of the message specified in the message argument.
       The continuation pointer (the b_cont member  of  the  msgb
       structure)  of  the  first  message is set to point to the
       second message (the message_to_be_added argument).

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       None

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Kernel Interfaces: unlinkb(9r)

       Programmer's Guide: STREAMS



                                                        linkb(9r)