xdr_init_encode (9) - Linux Manuals

xdr_init_encode: Initialize a struct xdr_stream for sending data.

Command to display xdr_init_encode manual in Linux: $ man 9 xdr_init_encode

NAME

xdr_init_encode - Initialize a struct xdr_stream for sending data.

SYNOPSIS

void xdr_init_encode(struct xdr_stream * xdr, struct xdr_buf * buf, __be32 * p);

ARGUMENTS

xdr

: pointer to xdr_stream struct

buf

: pointer to XDR buffer in which to encode data

: current pointer inside XDR buffer

NOTE

at the moment the RPC client only passes the length of our scratch buffer in the xdr_buf's header kvec. Previously this meant we needed to call xdr_adjust_iovec after encoding the data. With the new scheme, the xdr_stream manages the details of the buffer length, and takes care of adjusting the kvec length for us.