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MRECVL(3)		    libdill Library Functions		       MRECVL(3)

NAME
     mrecvl - receives a message

SYNOPSIS
	    #include <libdill.h>

	    ssize_t mrecvl(
		int s,
		struct iolist* first,
		struct iolist* last,
		int64_t deadline);

DESCRIPTION
     This  function  receives message from a socket.  It is a blocking operation
     that unblocks only after entire message is  received.   There  is	no  such
     thing  as partial receive.  Either entire message is received or no message
     at all.

     This function accepts a linked list of I/O  buffers  instead  of  a  single
     buffer.   Argument  first points to the first item in the list, last points
     to the last buffer in the list.  The list represents a  single,  fragmented
     message, not a list of multiple messages.	Structure iolist has the follow-
     ing members:

	    void *iol_base;	     /* Pointer to the buffer. */
	    size_t iol_len;	     /* Size of the buffer. */
	    struct iolist *iol_next; /* Next buffer in the list. */
	    int iol_rsvd;	     /* Reserved. Must be set to zero. */

     When  receiving,  iol_base equal to NULL means that iol_len bytes should be
     skipped.

     The function returns EINVAL error in the case the list is malformed:

     * If last->iol_next is not NULL.

     * If first and last don't belong to the same list.

     * If there's a loop in the list.

     * If iol_rsvd of any item is non-zero.

     The list (but not the buffers themselves) can be temporarily modified while
     the function is in progress.  However, once the function returns  the  list
     is guaranteed to be the same as before the call.

     s: The socket.

     first: Pointer to the first item of a linked list of I/O buffers.

     last: Pointer to the last item of a linked list of I/O buffers.

     deadline:	A point in time when the operation should time out, in millisec-
     onds.  Use the now function to get your current point in time.  0 means im-
     mediate timeout, i.e., perform the operation if possible or return  without
     blocking  if  not.  -1 means no deadline, i.e., the call will block forever
     if the operation cannot be performed.

     If both first and last arguments are set to NULL the  message  is	received
     and  silently dropped.  The function will still return the size of the mes-
     sage.

RETURN VALUE
     In case of success the function returns size of the  received  message,  in
     bytes.   In case of error it returns -1 and sets errno to one of the values
     below.

ERRORS
     * EBADF: Invalid handle.

     * EBUSY: The handle is currently being used by a different coroutine.

     * ECANCELED: Current coroutine was canceled.

     * ECONNRESET: Broken connection.

     * EINVAL: Invalid argument.

     * EMSGSIZE: The data won't fit into the supplied buffer.

     * ENOTSUP: The handle does not support this operation.

     * EPIPE: Closed connection.

     * ETIMEDOUT: Deadline was reached.

SEE ALSO
     mrecv(3) msend(3) msendl(3) now(3)

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