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index def9633bf9..76fc4d73da 100644
--- a/doc/new_chapters/confspace.t
+++ b/doc/new_chapters/confspace.t
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
@section Introduction
-The
-configuration space manager is ...
+The configuration space manager provides a portable
+interface for manipulating configuration data.
+The capabilities in this manager were defined in the POSIX
+1003.1h/D3 proposed standard titled @b{Services for Reliable,
+Available, and Serviceable Systems}.
The directives provided by the configuration space manager are:
@@ -64,53 +67,55 @@ int cfg_mount(
@table @b
@item EPERM
The caller does not have the appropriate privilege.
+
@item EACCES
Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
+
@item EEXIST
The file specified by the file argument does not exist
+
@item ENAMETOOLONG
A component of a pathname exceeded @code{NAME_MAX} characters,
or an entire path name exceed @code{PATH_MAX} characters while
@code{_POSIX_NO_TRUNC} is in effect.
+
@item ENOENT
A component of cfgpath does not exist.
+
@item ENOTDIR
A component of the file path prefix is not a directory.
+
@item EBUSY
The configuration space defined by file is already mounted.
+
@item EINVAL
The notification argument specifies an invalid log facility.
-@item ENOSYS
-The cfg_mount() function is not supported by this implementation.
@end table
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_mount} function maps a configuration space defined
- by the file identified by the the @code{file} argument. The
- distinguished node of the mapped configuration space shall be
- mounted in the active space at the point identified bt the
- @code{cfgpath} configuration pathname.
-
- The @code{notification} argument specifies how changes to the
- mapped configuration space shall be communicated to the application.
- If the @code{notification} argument is NULL, no notification shall
- be performed for the mapped configuration space. If the Event
- Logging option is defined, the notification argument defines the
- facility to which changes in the mapped configuration space shall
- be logged. Otherwise, the @code{notification} argument shall
- specify an implementation defined method of notifying the application
- of changes to the mapped configuration space.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{cfg_mount} function shall fail.
+The @code{cfg_mount} function maps a configuration space defined
+by the file identified by the the @code{file} argument. The
+distinguished node of the mapped configuration space shall be
+mounted in the active space at the point identified bt the
+@code{cfgpath} configuration pathname.
+
+The @code{notification} argument specifies how changes to the
+mapped configuration space shall be communicated to the application.
+If the @code{notification} argument is NULL, no notification shall
+be performed for the mapped configuration space. If the Event
+Logging option is defined, the notification argument defines the
+facility to which changes in the mapped configuration space shall
+be logged. Otherwise, the @code{notification} argument shall
+specify an implementation defined method of notifying the application
+of changes to the mapped configuration space.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_unmount - Unmount a Configuration Space
@@ -132,26 +137,31 @@ int cfg_unmount(
@table @b
@item EPERM
The caller does not have the appropriate privileges.
+
@item EACCES
Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
+
@item ENOENT
A component of cfgpath does not exist.
+
@item ENAMETOOLONG
A component of a pathname exceeded @code{NAME_MAX} characters,
or an entire path name exceed @code{PATH_MAX} characters while
@code{_POSIX_NO_TRUNC} is in effect.
+
@item EINVAL
The requested node is not the distinguished node of a mounted
configuration space.
+
@item EBUSY
One or more processes has an open configuration traversal
stream for the configuration space whose distinguished node is
referenced by the cfgpath argument.
-@item ENOSYS
-The cfg_umount function is not supported by this implementation.
+
@item ELOOP
A node appears more than once in the path specified by the
cfg_path argument
+
@item ELOOP
More than @code{SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
resolution of the cfgpath argument
@@ -160,19 +170,16 @@ resolution of the cfgpath argument
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_umount} function unmaps the configuration space whose
- distinguished node is mapped in the active space at the location defined
- by @code{cfgpatah} configuration pathname. All system resources
- allocated for this configuration space should be deallocated.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{cfg_umount} function shall fail.
+The @code{cfg_umount} function unmaps the configuration space whose
+distinguished node is mapped in the active space at the location defined
+by @code{cfgpatah} configuration pathname. All system resources
+allocated for this configuration space should be deallocated.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_mknod - Create a Configuratioin Node
@@ -198,29 +205,37 @@ int cfg_mknod(
A component of a pathname exceeded @code{NAME_MAX} characters,
or an entire path name exceed @code{PATH_MAX} characters while
@code{_POSIX_NO_TRUNC} is in effect.
+
@item ENOENT
A compent of the path prefix does not exist.
+
@item EACCES
Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
+
@item ELOOP
Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the
pathname.
+
@item EPERM
The calling process does not have the appropriate privilege.
+
@item EEXIST
The named node exists.
+
@item EINVAL
The value of mode is invalid.
+
@item EINVAL
The value of type is invalid.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_mknod() is not supported by this implementation.
+
@item ELOOP
A node appears more than once in the path specified by the
cfg_path argument
+
@item ELOOP
More than @code{SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
resolution of the cfgpath argument.
+
@item EROFS
The named node resides on a read-only configuration space.
@@ -228,21 +243,18 @@ The named node resides on a read-only configuration space.
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_mknod} function creates a new node in the configuration
- space which contains the pathname prefix of @code{cfgpath}. T he node
- name shall be defined by the pathname suffix of @code{cfgpath}. The
- node name shall be defined by the pathname suffix of @code{cfgpath}.
- The node permissions shall be specified by the value of @code{mode}.
- The node type shall be specified by the value of @code{type}.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{cfg_mknod} function shall fail.
+The @code{cfg_mknod} function creates a new node in the configuration
+space which contains the pathname prefix of @code{cfgpath}. T he node
+name shall be defined by the pathname suffix of @code{cfgpath}. The
+node name shall be defined by the pathname suffix of @code{cfgpath}.
+The node permissions shall be specified by the value of @code{mode}.
+The node type shall be specified by the value of @code{type}.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_get - Get Configuration Node Value
@@ -267,17 +279,20 @@ int cfg_get(
A component of a pathname exceeded @code{NAME_MAX} characters,
or an entire path name exceed @code{PATH_MAX} characters while
@code{_POSIX_NO_TRUNC} is in effect.
+
@item ENOENT
A component of cfgpath does not exist.
+
@item EACCES
Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
+
@item EPERM
The calling process does not have the appropriate priviledges.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_get() is not supported by this implementation
+
@item ELOOP
A node appears more than once in the path specified by the
cfg_path argument
+
@item ELOOP
More than @code{SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
resolution of the cfgpath argument.
@@ -286,19 +301,15 @@ resolution of the cfgpath argument.
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_get} function stores the value attribute of the
- configuration node identified by @code{cfgpath}, into the buffer
- described by the @code{value} pointer.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{cfg_get} function shall fail.
-
+The @code{cfg_get} function stores the value attribute of the
+configuration node identified by @code{cfgpath}, into the buffer
+described by the @code{value} pointer.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_set - Set Configuration Node Value
@@ -323,17 +334,20 @@ int cfg_set(
A component of a pathname exceeded @code{NAME_MAX} characters,
or an entire path name exceed @code{PATH_MAX} characters while
@code{_POSIX_NO_TRUNC} is in effect.
+
@item ENOENT
A component of cfgpath does not exist
+
@item EACCES
Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
+
@item EPERM
The calling process does not have the appropriate privilege.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_set() is not supported by this implementation.
+
@item ELOOP
A node appears more than once in the path specified by the
cfg-path argument.
+
@item ELOOP
More than @code{SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
resolution of the cfgpath argument.
@@ -342,19 +356,15 @@ resolution of the cfgpath argument.
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_set} function stores the value specified by the
- @code{value} argument in the configuration node defined by the
- @code{cfgpath} argument.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{cfg_set} function shall fail.
-
+The @code{cfg_set} function stores the value specified by the
+@code{value} argument in the configuration node defined by the
+@code{cfgpath} argument.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_link - Create a Configuration Link
@@ -379,38 +389,48 @@ int cfg_link(
A component of a pathname exceeded @code{NAME_MAX} characters,
or an entire path name exceed @code{PATH_MAX} characters while
@code{_POSIX_NO_TRUNC} is in effect.
+
@item ENOENT
A component of either path prefix does not exist.
+
@item EACCES
A component of either path prefix denies search permission.
+
@item EACCES
The requested link requires writing in a node with a mode that
denies write permission.
+
@item ENOENT
The node named by src does not exist.
+
@item EEXIST
The node named by dest does exist.
+
@item EPERM
The calling process does not have the appropriate privilege to
modify the node indicated by the src argument.
+
@item EXDEV
The link named by dest and the node named by src are from different
configuration spaces.
+
@item ENOSPC
The node in which the entry for the new link is boeing placed
cannot be extended because there is no space left on the
configuration space containing the node.
+
@item EIO
An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the
configuration space to make the link entry.
+
@item EROFS
The requested link requires writing in a node on a read-only
configuration space.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_link() is not supported by this implementation.
+
@item ELOOP
A node appears more than once in the path specified by the
cfg-path argument.
+
@item ELOOP
More than @code{SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
resolution of the cfgpath argument.
@@ -419,26 +439,23 @@ resolution of the cfgpath argument.
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{src} and @code{dest}arguments point to pathnnames which
- name existing nodes. The @code{cfg_link} function shall atomically
- create a link between specified nodes, and increment by one the link
- count of the node specified by the @code{src} argument.
+The @code{src} and @code{dest}arguments point to pathnnames which
+name existing nodes. The @code{cfg_link} function shall atomically
+create a link between specified nodes, and increment by one the link
+count of the node specified by the @code{src} argument.
- If the @code{cfg_lin} function fails, no link shall be created, and
- the link count of the node shall remain unchanged by this function
- call.
+If the @code{cfg_link} function fails, no link shall be created, and
+the link count of the node shall remain unchanged by this function
+call.
- This implementation may require that the calling process has permission
- to access the specified nodes.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{cfg_link} functioin shall fail.
+This implementation may require that the calling process has permission
+to access the specified nodes.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_unlink - Remove a Configuration Link
@@ -461,33 +478,41 @@ int cfg_unlink(
@item ENAMETOOLONG
A component of a pathname exceeded @code{NAME_MAX} characters,
or an entire path name exceed @code{PATH_MAX} characters.
+
@item ENOENT
The named node does not exist.
+
@item EACCES
Search permission is denied on the node containing the link to
be removed.
+
@item EACCES
Write permission is denied on the node containing the link to
be removed.
+
@item ENOENT
A component of cfgpath does not exist.
+
@item EPERM
The calling process does not have the appropriate priviledge to
modify the node indicated by the path prefix of the cfgpath
argument.
+
@item EBUSY
The node to be unlinked is the distinguished node of a mounted
configuration space.
+
@item EIO
An I/O error occurred while deleting the link entry or deallocating
the node.
+
@item EROFS
The named node resides in a read-opnly configuration space.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_unlink() is not supported by this implementation.
+
@item ELOOP
A node appears more than once in the path specified by the
cfg-path argument.
+
@item ELOOP
More than @code{SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
resolution of the cfgpath argument.
@@ -496,22 +521,19 @@ resolution of the cfgpath argument.
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_unlink} function removes the link between the node
- specified by the @code{cfgpath} path prefix and the parent node
- specified by @code{cfgpaht}, and shall decrement the link count
- of the @code{cfgpath} node.
+The @code{cfg_unlink} function removes the link between the node
+specified by the @code{cfgpath} path prefix and the parent node
+specified by @code{cfgpaht}, and shall decrement the link count
+of the @code{cfgpath} node.
- When the link count of the node becomes zero, the space occupied
- by the node shall be freed and the node shall no longer be accessible.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{unlink} function shall fail.
+When the link count of the node becomes zero, the space occupied
+by the node shall be freed and the node shall no longer be accessible.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_open - Open a Configuration Space
@@ -536,25 +558,30 @@ int cfg_open(
@table @b
@item EACCES
Search permission is denied for any component of a pathname.
+
@item ELOOP
A loop exists in symbolic links encountered during resolution
of a pathname.
+
@item ENAMETOOLONG
The length of a pathname exceeds @code{PATH_MAX}, or a pathname
component is longer than @code{NAME_MAX} while @code{_POSIX_NO_TRUNC}
+
@item ENOENT
The pathname argument is an empty string or the named node
does not exist.
+
@item EINVAL
Either both or neither of CFG_LOGICAL and CFG_PHYSICAL are
specified by the options argument ???????????
+
@item ENOMEM
Not enough memory is available to create the necessary structures.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_open() is not supported by this implementation.
+
@item ELOOP
More than @code{SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
resolution of the pathnames argument.
+
@item ENAMETOOLONG
As a result of encountering a symbolic link in resolution of the
pathname specified by the pathnames argument, the lenght of
@@ -564,75 +591,84 @@ the substituted pathname string exceeded @code{PATH_MAX}.
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_open} function shall open a configuration traversal stream
- rooted in the configuration nodes name by the @code{pathnames} argument.
- It shall store a pointer to a CFG object that represents that stream at
- the location identified the @code{cfgstream} pointer. The @code{pathnames}
- argument is an array of character pointers to NULL-terminated strings.
- The last member of this array shall be a NULL pointer.
-
- The value of @code{options} is the bitwise inclusive OR of values from the
- following lists. Applications shall supply exactly one of the first two
- values below in @code{options}.
-
- CFG_LOGICAL - When symbolic links referencing existing nodes are
- encountered during the traversal, the @code{cfg_info}
- field of the returned CFGENT structure shall describe
- the target node pointed to by the link instead of the
- link itself, unless the target node does not exist.
- If the target node has children, the pre-order return,
- followed by the return of structures referenceing all of
- its descendants, followed by a post-order return, shall
- be done.
+The @code{cfg_open} function shall open a configuration traversal stream
+rooted in the configuration nodes name by the @code{pathnames} argument.
+It shall store a pointer to a CFG object that represents that stream at
+the location identified the @code{cfgstream} pointer. The @code{pathnames}
+argument is an array of character pointers to NULL-terminated strings.
+The last member of this array shall be a NULL pointer.
+
+The value of @code{options} is the bitwise inclusive OR of values from the
+following lists. Applications shall supply exactly one of the first two
+values below in @code{options}.
+
+@table @b
+
+@item CFG_LOGICAL
+When symbolic links referencing existing nodes are
+encountered during the traversal, the @code{cfg_info}
+field of the returned CFGENT structure shall describe
+the target node pointed to by the link instead of the
+link itself, unless the target node does not exist.
+If the target node has children, the pre-order return,
+followed by the return of structures referenceing all of
+its descendants, followed by a post-order return, shall
+be done.
- CFG_PHYSICAL - When symbolic links are encountered during the traversal,
- the @code{cfg_info} field shall describe the symbolic
- link.
+@item CFG_PHYSICAL
+When symbolic links are encountered during the traversal,
+the @code{cfg_info} field shall describe the symbolic
+link.
+
+@end table
- Any combination of the remaining flags can be specified in the value of
- @code{options}
-
- CFG_COMFOLLOW - When symbolic links referencing existing nodes are
- specified in the @code{pathnames} argument, the
- @code{cfg_info} field of the returned CFGENT structure
- shall describe the target node pointed to by the link
- instead of the link itself, unless the target node does
- not exist. If the target node has children, the
- pre-order return, followed by the return of structures
- referencing all its descendants, followed by a post-order
- return, shall be done.
-
- CFG_XDEV - The configuration space functions shall not return a
- CFGENT structure for any node in a different configuration
- space than the configuration spacce of the nodes identified
- by the CFGENT structures for the @code{pathnames} argument.
-
- The @code{cfg_open} argument @code{compar} shall either be NULL or point
- to a function that shall be called with two pointers to pointers to CFGENT
- structures that shall return less than, equal to , or greater than zero if
- the node referenced by the first argument is considered to be respectively
- less than, equal to, or greater than the node referenced by the second.
- The CFGENT structure fields provided to the comparison routine shall be as
- described with the exception that the contents of the @code{cfg_path} and
- @code{cfg_pathlen} fields are unspecified.
-
- This comparison routine is used to determine the order in which nodes in
- directories encountered during the traversal are returned, and the order
- of traversal when more than one node is specified in the @code{pathnames}
- argument to @code{cfg_open}. If a comparison routine is specified, the
- order of traversal shall be from the least to the greatest. If the
- @code{compar} argument is NULL, the order of traversal shall be as listed
- in the @code{pathnames} argument.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{cfg_open} shall fail.
+Any combination of the remaining flags can be specified in the value of
+@code{options}
+
+@table @b
+
+@item CFG_COMFOLLOW
+When symbolic links referencing existing nodes are
+specified in the @code{pathnames} argument, the
+@code{cfg_info} field of the returned CFGENT structure
+shall describe the target node pointed to by the link
+instead of the link itself, unless the target node does
+not exist. If the target node has children, the
+pre-order return, followed by the return of structures
+referencing all its descendants, followed by a post-order
+return, shall be done.
+
+@item CFG_XDEV
+The configuration space functions shall not return a
+CFGENT structure for any node in a different configuration
+space than the configuration spacce of the nodes identified
+by the CFGENT structures for the @code{pathnames} argument.
+
+@end table
+
+The @code{cfg_open} argument @code{compar} shall either be NULL or point
+to a function that shall be called with two pointers to pointers to CFGENT
+structures that shall return less than, equal to , or greater than zero if
+the node referenced by the first argument is considered to be respectively
+less than, equal to, or greater than the node referenced by the second.
+The CFGENT structure fields provided to the comparison routine shall be as
+described with the exception that the contents of the @code{cfg_path} and
+@code{cfg_pathlen} fields are unspecified.
+
+This comparison routine is used to determine the order in which nodes in
+directories encountered during the traversal are returned, and the order
+of traversal when more than one node is specified in the @code{pathnames}
+argument to @code{cfg_open}. If a comparison routine is specified, the
+order of traversal shall be from the least to the greatest. If the
+@code{compar} argument is NULL, the order of traversal shall be as listed
+in the @code{pathnames} argument.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_read - Read a Configuration Space
@@ -655,21 +691,25 @@ int cfg_read(
@table @b
@item EACCES
Search permission is denied for any component of a pathname.
+
@item EBADF
The cfgp argument does not refer to an open configuration
space.
+
@item ELOOP
A loop exists in symbolic links encountered during resolution
of a pathname.
+
@item ENOENT
A named node does not exist.
+
@item ENOMEM
Not enough memory is available to create the necessary structures.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_read() is not suported by this implementation.
+
@item ELOOP
More than @code{SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
resolution of the cfgpath argument.
+
@item ENAMETOOLONG
As aresult of encountering a symbolic link in resolution of the
pathname specified by the pathnames argument, the length of the
@@ -679,126 +719,172 @@ substituted pathname string exceeded @code{PATH_MATH}.
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-if @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_read} function returns a pointer to a CFGENT sturcture
- representing a node in the configuration space to which @code{cfgp}
- refers. The returned pointer shall be stored at the location
- indicated by the @code{node} argument.
-
- The child nodes of each node in the configuration tree is returned
- by @code{cfg_read}. If a comparison routine is specified to the
- @code{cfg_open} function, the order of return of the child nodes shall
- be as specified by the routine, from least to greatest. Otherwise
- the order of return is unspecified.
-
- Structures referencing nodes with children shall be returned by the
- function @code{cfg_read} at least twice [unless the application
- specifies otherwise with @code{cfg_mark}]-once immediately before
- the structures representing their descendants, are returned
- (pre-order), and once immediately after structures representing all
- of their descendants, if any, are returned (post-order). The
- CFGENT structure returned in post-porder (with the exception of the
- @code{cfg_info} field) shall be identical to that returned in pre-order.
- Structures referencing nodes of other types shall be returned at least
- once.
-
- The fields of the CFGENT structure shall contain the following
- informatation:
- cfg_parent - A pointer to the structure returned by the
- @code{cfg_read} function for the node that contains
- the entry for the current node. A @code{cfg_parent}
- structure shall be provided for the node(s) specified
- by the @code{pathnames} argument to the @code{cfg_open}
- function, but the contents of other than its
- @code{cfg_number}, @code{cfg_pointer}, @code{cfg_parent},
- and @code{cfg_parent}, and @code{cfg_level} fields are
- unspecified. Its @code{cfg_link} field is unspecified.
- cfg_link - Upon return from the @code{cfg_children} function, the
- @code{cfg_link} field points to the next CFGENT structure
- in a NULL-terminated linked list of CFGENT structures.
- Otherwise, the content of the @code{cfg_link} field is
- unspecified.
- cfg_cycle - If the structure being returned by @code{cfg_read}
- represents a node that appears in the @code{cfg_parent}
- linked list tree, the @code{cfg_cycle} field shall point
- to the structure representing that entry from the
- @code{cfg_parent} linked list. Otherwise the content of
- the @code{cfg_cycle} field is unspecified.
- cfg_number - The @code{cfg_number} field is provided for use by the
- application program. It shall be initialized to zero for
- each new node returned by the @code{cfg_read} function,
- but shall not be further modified the configuration space
- routines.
- cfg_pointer - The @code{cfg_pointer} field is provided for use by the
- application program. It shall be initialized to NULL for
- each new node returned by the @code{cfg_read} function,
- but shall not be further modified by the configuration
- space routines.
- cfg_path - A pathname for the node including and relative to the
- argument supplied to the @code{cfg_open} routine for this
- configuration space. This pathname may be logner than
- @code{PATH_MAX} bytes. This patname shall be NULL-terminated.
- cfg_name - The nodename of the node.
- cfg_pathlen - The length of the string pointed at by the @code{cfg_path}
- field when returned by @code{cfg_read}.
- cfg_namelen - The length of the string pointed at by the @code{cfg_name}
- field.
- cfg_level - The depth of the current entry in the configuration space.
- The @code{cfg_level} field of the @code{cfg_partent}
- structure for each of the node(s) specified in the
- @code{pathnames} argument to the @code{cfg_open} function
- shall be set to 0, and this number shall be incremented for
- for each node level descendant.
- cfg_info - This field shall contain one of the values listed below. If
- an object can have more than one info value, the first
- appropriate value listed below shall be returned.
-
- CFG_D - The structure represents a node with children in
- pre-order.
- CFG_DC - The structure represents a node that is a parent
- of the node most recently returned by @code{cfg_read}.
- The @code{cfg_cycle} field shall reference the
- structure previously returned by @code{cfg_read} that
- is the same as the returned structure.
- CFG_DEFAULT - The structure represents a node that is not
- represented by one of the other node types
- CFG_DNR - The structure represents a node, not of type symlink,
- that is unreadable. The variable @code{cfg_errno}
- shall be set to the appropriate value.
- CFG_DP - The structure represents a node with children in
- post-order. This value shall occur only if CFG_D
- has previously been returned for this entry.
- CFG_ERR - The structure represents a node for which an error has
- occurred. The variable @code{cfg_errno} shall be set
- to the appropriate value.
- CFG_F - The structure represents a node without children.
- CFG_SL - The structure represents a node of type symbolic link.
- CFG_SLNONET - The structure represents a node of type symbolic link
- with a target node for which node characteristic
- information cannot be obtained.
-
- Structurres returned by @code{cfg_read} with a @code{cfg_info} field equal to CFG_D
- shall be accessible until a subsequent call, on the same configuration traversal
- stream, to @code{cfg_close}, or to @code{cfg_read} after they have been returned by
- the @code{cfg_read} function in post-order. Structures returnded by @code{cfg_read}
- with an @code{cfg_info} field not equal to CFG_D shall be accessible until a
- subsequent call, on the same configuration traversal stream, to @code{cfg_close} or
- @code{cfg_read}.
-
- The content of the @code{cfg_path} field is specified only for the structure most
- recently returned by @code{cfg_read}.
-
- The specified fields in structures in the list representing nodes for which structures
- have previously been returned by @code{cfg_children}, shall be identical to those
- returned by @code{cfg_children}, except that the contents of the @code{cfg_path} and
- @code{cfg_pathlen} fields are unspecified.
-
-Otherwise:
+The @code{cfg_read} function returns a pointer to a CFGENT sturcture
+representing a node in the configuration space to which @code{cfgp}
+refers. The returned pointer shall be stored at the location
+indicated by the @code{node} argument.
+
+The child nodes of each node in the configuration tree is returned
+by @code{cfg_read}. If a comparison routine is specified to the
+@code{cfg_open} function, the order of return of the child nodes shall
+be as specified by the routine, from least to greatest. Otherwise
+the order of return is unspecified.
+
+Structures referencing nodes with children shall be returned by the
+function @code{cfg_read} at least twice [unless the application
+specifies otherwise with @code{cfg_mark}]-once immediately before
+the structures representing their descendants, are returned
+(pre-order), and once immediately after structures representing all
+of their descendants, if any, are returned (post-order). The
+CFGENT structure returned in post-porder (with the exception of the
+@code{cfg_info} field) shall be identical to that returned in pre-order.
+Structures referencing nodes of other types shall be returned at least
+once.
+
+The fields of the CFGENT structure shall contain the following
+informatation:
- The @code{cfg_read} function shall fail.
+@table @b
-@subheading NOTES:
+@item cfg_parent
+A pointer to the structure returned by the
+@code{cfg_read} function for the node that contains
+the entry for the current node. A @code{cfg_parent}
+structure shall be provided for the node(s) specified
+by the @code{pathnames} argument to the @code{cfg_open}
+function, but the contents of other than its
+@code{cfg_number}, @code{cfg_pointer}, @code{cfg_parent},
+and @code{cfg_parent}, and @code{cfg_level} fields are
+unspecified. Its @code{cfg_link} field is unspecified.
+
+@item cfg_link
+Upon return from the @code{cfg_children} function, the
+@code{cfg_link} field points to the next CFGENT structure
+in a NULL-terminated linked list of CFGENT structures.
+Otherwise, the content of the @code{cfg_link} field is
+unspecified.
+
+@item cfg_cycle
+If the structure being returned by @code{cfg_read}
+represents a node that appears in the @code{cfg_parent}
+linked list tree, the @code{cfg_cycle} field shall point
+to the structure representing that entry from the
+@code{cfg_parent} linked list. Otherwise the content of
+the @code{cfg_cycle} field is unspecified.
+
+@item cfg_number
+The @code{cfg_number} field is provided for use by the
+application program. It shall be initialized to zero for
+each new node returned by the @code{cfg_read} function,
+but shall not be further modified the configuration space
+routines.
+
+@item cfg_pointer
+The @code{cfg_pointer} field is provided for use by the
+application program. It shall be initialized to NULL for
+each new node returned by the @code{cfg_read} function,
+but shall not be further modified by the configuration
+space routines.
+
+@item cfg_path
+A pathname for the node including and relative to the
+argument supplied to the @code{cfg_open} routine for this
+configuration space. This pathname may be logner than
+@code{PATH_MAX} bytes. This patname shall be NULL-terminated.
+
+@item cfg_name
+The nodename of the node.
+
+@item cfg_pathlen
+The length of the string pointed at by the @code{cfg_path}
+field when returned by @code{cfg_read}.
+
+@item cfg_namelen
+The length of the string pointed at by the @code{cfg_name}
+field.
+
+@item cfg_level
+The depth of the current entry in the configuration space.
+The @code{cfg_level} field of the @code{cfg_partent}
+structure for each of the node(s) specified in the
+@code{pathnames} argument to the @code{cfg_open} function
+shall be set to 0, and this number shall be incremented for
+for each node level descendant.
+
+@item cfg_info
+This field shall contain one of the values listed below. If
+an object can have more than one info value, the first
+appropriate value listed below shall be returned.
+
+@table @b
+
+@item CFG_D
+The structure represents a node with children in
+pre-order.
+
+@item CFG_DC
+The structure represents a node that is a parent
+of the node most recently returned by @code{cfg_read}.
+The @code{cfg_cycle} field shall reference the
+structure previously returned by @code{cfg_read} that
+is the same as the returned structure.
+
+@item CFG_DEFAULT
+The structure represents a node that is not
+represented by one of the other node types
+
+@item CFG_DNR
+The structure represents a node, not of type symlink,
+that is unreadable. The variable @code{cfg_errno}
+shall be set to the appropriate value.
+
+@item CFG_DP
+The structure represents a node with children in
+post-order. This value shall occur only if CFG_D
+has previously been returned for this entry.
+
+@item CFG_ERR
+The structure represents a node for which an error has
+occurred. The variable @code{cfg_errno} shall be set
+to the appropriate value.
+
+@item CFG_F
+The structure represents a node without children.
+
+@item CFG_SL
+The structure represents a node of type symbolic link.
+
+@item CFG_SLNONET
+The structure represents a node of type symbolic link
+with a target node for which node characteristic
+information cannot be obtained.
+
+@end table
+
+@end table
+
+Structures returned by @code{cfg_read} with a @code{cfg_info} field equal
+to CFG_D shall be accessible until a subsequent call, on the same
+configuration traversal stream, to @code{cfg_close}, or to @code{cfg_read}
+after they have been returned by the @code{cfg_read} function in
+post-order. Structures returded by @code{cfg_read} with an
+@code{cfg_info} field not equal to CFG_D shall be accessible until a
+subsequent call, on the same configuration traversal stream, to
+@code{cfg_close} or @code{cfg_read}.
+
+The content of the @code{cfg_path} field is specified only for the
+structure most recently returned by @code{cfg_read}.
+
+The specified fields in structures in the list representing nodes for
+which structures have previously been returned by @code{cfg_children},
+shall be identical to those returned by @code{cfg_children}, except that
+the contents of the @code{cfg_path} and @code{cfg_pathlen} fields are
+unspecified.
+
+@subheading NOTES:
+
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
@page
@subsection cfg_children - Get Node Entries
@@ -823,52 +909,53 @@ int cfg_children(
@table @b
@item EACCES
Search permission is denied for any component of a pathname
+
@item EBADF
The cfgp argument does not refer to an open configuration space.
+
@item ELOOP
A loop exists in symbolic links encountered during resolution of
a pathname.
+
@item ENAMETOOLONG
The length of a pathname exceeds @code{PATH_MAX}, or a pathname
component is longer than @code{NAME_MAX} while @code{_POSIX_NO_TRUNC} is
in effect.
+
@item EINVAL
The specified value of the optiions argument is invalid.
+
@item ENOENT
The named node does not exist.
+
@item ENOMEM
Not enough memory is available to create the necessary structures.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_children() is not supported by this implementation.
@end table
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The first @code{cfg_children} call after a @code{cfg_read} shall
- return information about the first node without children under the
- node returned by @code{cfg_read}. Subsequent calls to
- @code{cfg_children} without the intervening @code{cfg_read} shall
- return information about the remaining nodes without children under
- that same node.
-
- If @code{cfg_read} has not yet been called for the configuration
- traversal stream represented by @code{cfgp}, @code{cfg_children}
- shall return a pointer to the first entry in a list of the nodes
- represented by the @code{pathnames} argument to @code{cfg_open}.
-
- In either case, the list shall be NULL-terminated, ordered by the
- user-specified comparison function, if any, and linked through the
- cfg_link field.
+The first @code{cfg_children} call after a @code{cfg_read} shall
+return information about the first node without children under the
+node returned by @code{cfg_read}. Subsequent calls to
+@code{cfg_children} without the intervening @code{cfg_read} shall
+return information about the remaining nodes without children under
+that same node.
-Otherwise:
+If @code{cfg_read} has not yet been called for the configuration
+traversal stream represented by @code{cfgp}, @code{cfg_children}
+shall return a pointer to the first entry in a list of the nodes
+represented by the @code{pathnames} argument to @code{cfg_open}.
- The @code{cfg_children} function shall fail.
+In either case, the list shall be NULL-terminated, ordered by the
+user-specified comparison function, if any, and linked through the
+cfg_link field.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_mark - Set Configuration Space Options
@@ -893,69 +980,72 @@ int cfg_mark(
@item EINVAL
The specified combination of the cfgp and f arguments is not
supported by the implementation.
+
@item EINVAL
The specified value of the options argument is invalid.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_mark() is not supported by this implementation.
@end table
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-If @code{_POSIX_CF} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_mark} function modifies the subsequent behavior of
- the cfg functions with regard to the node referenced by the structure
- pointed to by the argument @code{f} or the configuration space referenced
- by the structure pointed to by the argument @code{cfgp}.
-
- Exactly one of the @code{f} argument and the @code{cfgp} argument shall
- be NULL.
-
- The value of the @code{options} argument shall be exactly one of the
- flags specified in the following list:
-
- CFG_AGAIN - If the @code{cfgp} argument is non-NULL, or the @code{f}
- argument is NULL, or the structure referenced by @code{f}
- is not the one most recently returned by @code{cfg_read},
- @code{cfg_mark} ahall return an error. Otherwise, the next
- call to teh @code{cfg_read} function shall return the
- structure referenced by @code{f} with the @code{cfg_info}
- field reinitialized. Subsequent behavior of the @code{cfg}
- functions shall be based on the reinitialized value of
- @code{cfg_ingo}.
-
- CFG_SKIP - If the @code{cfgp} argument is non-NULL, or the @code{f}
- argument is NULL, or the structure referenced by @code{f}
- is not one of those specified as accessible, or the structure
- referenced by @code{f} is not for a node of type pre-order
- node, @code{cfg_mark} shall return an error. Otherwise, no
- more structures for the node referenced by @code{f} or its
- descendants shall be returned by the @code{cfg_read} function.
-
- CFG_FOLLOW - If the @code{cfgp} argument is non-NULL, or the @code{f}
- argument is NULL, or the structure referenced by @code{f}
- is not one of those specified as accessible, or the structure
- referenced by @code{f} is not for a node of type symbolic link,
- @code{cfg_mark} shall return an error. Otherwise, the next
- call to the @code{cfg_read} function shall return the structure
- referenced by @code{f} with the @code{cfg_info} field reset
- to reflect the target of the symbolic link instead of the
- symbolic link itself. If the target of the link is node with
- children, the pre-order return, followed by the return of
- structures referencing all of its descendants, followed by a
- post-order return, shall be don.
-
- If the target of the symbolic link does not exist, the fields
- of the structure by @code{cfg_read} shall be unmodified, except
- that the @code{cfg_info} field shall be reset to @code{CFG_SLNONE}.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{cfg_mark} function shall fail.
+The @code{cfg_mark} function modifies the subsequent behavior of
+the cfg functions with regard to the node referenced by the structure
+pointed to by the argument @code{f} or the configuration space referenced
+by the structure pointed to by the argument @code{cfgp}.
+
+Exactly one of the @code{f} argument and the @code{cfgp} argument shall
+be NULL.
+
+The value of the @code{options} argument shall be exactly one of the
+flags specified in the following list:
+
+@table @b
+
+@item CFG_AGAIN
+If the @code{cfgp} argument is non-NULL, or the @code{f}
+argument is NULL, or the structure referenced by @code{f}
+is not the one most recently returned by @code{cfg_read},
+@code{cfg_mark} ahall return an error. Otherwise, the next
+call to teh @code{cfg_read} function shall return the
+structure referenced by @code{f} with the @code{cfg_info}
+field reinitialized. Subsequent behavior of the @code{cfg}
+functions shall be based on the reinitialized value of
+@code{cfg_ingo}.
+
+@item CFG_SKIP
+If the @code{cfgp} argument is non-NULL, or the @code{f}
+argument is NULL, or the structure referenced by @code{f}
+is not one of those specified as accessible, or the structure
+referenced by @code{f} is not for a node of type pre-order
+node, @code{cfg_mark} shall return an error. Otherwise, no
+more structures for the node referenced by @code{f} or its
+descendants shall be returned by the @code{cfg_read} function.
+
+@item CFG_FOLLOW
+If the @code{cfgp} argument is non-NULL, or the @code{f}
+argument is NULL, or the structure referenced by @code{f}
+is not one of those specified as accessible, or the structure
+referenced by @code{f} is not for a node of type symbolic link,
+@code{cfg_mark} shall return an error. Otherwise, the next
+call to the @code{cfg_read} function shall return the structure
+referenced by @code{f} with the @code{cfg_info} field reset
+to reflect the target of the symbolic link instead of the
+symbolic link itself. If the target of the link is node with
+children, the pre-order return, followed by the return of
+structures referencing all of its descendants, followed by a
+post-order return, shall be done.
+
+@end table
+
+If the target of the symbolic link does not exist, the fields
+of the structure by @code{cfg_read} shall be unmodified, except
+that the @code{cfg_info} field shall be reset to @code{CFG_SLNONE}.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.
+
@page
@subsection cfg_close - Close a Configuration Space
@@ -978,24 +1068,18 @@ int cfg_close(
@item EBADF
The cfgp argument does not refer to an open configuration space
traversal stream.
-@item ENOSYS
-The function cfg_close() is not supported by this implementatioin.
@end table
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-if @code{_POSIX_CFG} is defined:
-
- The @code{cfg_close} function closes a configuration space transversal
- stream represented by the CFG structure pointed at by the @code{cfgp}
- argument. All system resources allocated for this configuration space
- travsversal stream should be deallocated. Upon return, the value of
- @code{cfgp} need not point to an accessible object of type CFG.
-
-Otherwise:
-
- The @code{cfg_close} function shall fail.
+The @code{cfg_close} function closes a configuration space transversal
+stream represented by the CFG structure pointed at by the @code{cfgp}
+argument. All system resources allocated for this configuration space
+travsversal stream should be deallocated. Upon return, the value of
+@code{cfgp} need not point to an accessible object of type CFG.
@subheading NOTES:
+The @code{_POSIX_CFG} feature flag is defined to indicate
+this service is available.