SYS-EXPORT(2) SYS-EXPORT(2)
NAME
export - export a name space
SYNOPSIS
include "sys.m";
sys := load Sys Sys->PATH;
export: fn(fd: ref FD, dir: string, flag: int): int;
DESCRIPTION
Export receives and replies to Styx requests from a client
on a connection represented by fd, for file operations on
the part of the current file name space rooted at dir, which
is thus exported. This is the server end of the client's
mount call. Names presented by the client are interpreted
relative to directory dir, which can be adjusted using sys-
pctl(2) and sys-bind(2) before export. The file descriptor
fd must be open for reading and writing, and neither mounted
elsewhere nor already exported.
Commonly, export's first argument is a file descriptor open
on the data file in the dir of a Connection returned by
listen (see sys-dial(2)). Before calling export, the connec-
tion on fd can optionally be authenticated and set for
encryption or digesting using the functions in security-
auth(2).
The export function takes two mutually exclusive flags:
Sys->EXPWAIT
Export blocks until all client requests are complete.
Sys->EXPASYNC
Client requests are handled by a background (kernel)
process. Export returns immediately. The serving pro-
cess terminates when the client hangs up.
EXAMPLES
Export a given directory on fd, protecting it from subse-
quent changes:
exportdir(fd: ref Sys->FD, dir: string, pid: chan of int)
{
pid <-= sys->pctl(Sys->FORKNS|Sys->FORKENV|Sys->NEWFD, fd.fd :: nil);
sys->export(fd, dir, Sys->EXPWAIT);
}
The FORKNS given to pctl forks the name space, and prevents
the sys->export from seeing the effects of subsequent mounts
by the process that calls or spawns exportdir. The
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exportdir function above might be called using:
pid := chan of int;
spawn export(fd, "/", pid);
expid := <-pid;
Service will stop automatically when the connection fd
returns end-of-file (eg, when it hangs up), but it can also
be stopped locally by killing expid.
SOURCE
/emu/port/inferno.c
/emu/port/exportfs.c
/os/port/inferno.c
/os/port/exportfs.c
DIAGNOSTICS
Export returns a non-negative value on success and -1 on
error; the system error string is set.
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