1EVS_MCAST_GROUPS(3)       Openais Programmer's Manual      EVS_MCAST_GROUPS(3)
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NAME

6       evs_join - Multicast a message to selected groups
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/uio.h> #include <openais/evs.h>
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11       int  evs_mcast_gruops(evs_handle_t  handle,  evs_guraantee_t guarantee,
12       evs_group_t  *groups,  int  group_entries,  struct  iovec  *iovec,  int
13       iov_len);
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DESCRIPTION

16       The evs_mcast_groups(3) function multicasts a message to all the groups
17       specified in the arguemnt groups.  Messages are delivered to  all  pro‐
18       cessors in the system that are described by the current configuration.
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20       The argument handle describes a handle created with evs_initialize(3).
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22       The argument guarantee requests a delivery guarantee for the message to
23       be sent.  The evs_guarantee_t type is defined by:
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25              typedef enum {
26                  EVS_TYPE_UNORDERED,       /* not implemented */
27                  EVS_TYPE_FIFO,          /* same as agreed */
28                  EVS_TYPE_AGREED,          /* implemented */
29                  EVS_TYPE_SAFE           /* not implemented */
30              } evs_guarantee_t;
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32       The meanings of the evs_gaurantee_t typedef are:
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34       EVS_GUARANTEE_UNORDERED
35              Messages are guaranteed to be delivered, but with no  particular
36              order.  This mode is unimplemented in the EVS library.
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38       EVS_GUARANTEE_FIFO
39              Messages  are  guaranteed  to  be  delivered in first sent first
40              delivery order from one one.  In fact, this guarantee  is  actu‐
41              ally the AGREED guarantee.
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43       EVS_GUARANTEE_AGREED
44              All  processors  must agree on the order of delivery.  If a mes‐
45              sage is sent from two or more processors at about the same time,
46              the delivery will occur in the same order to all processors.
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48       EVS_GUARANTEE_SAFE
49              All processors must agree on the order of delivery.  Further all
50              processors must have a copy of the message before  any  delivery
51              takes place.  This mode is unimplemented in the EVS library.
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53       The  groups argument is of the type evs_group_t which is defined by the
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57              typedef struct {
58                  char key[32];
59              } evs_groups_t;
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61       The group_entries argument describes the number of entries in the group
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64       The  iovec  argument describes the scatter/gather list which is used to
65       transmit a message.  This is a standard socket structure described by:
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67              struct iovec
68              {
69                  void *iov_base;     /* Pointer to data.  */
70                  size_t iov_len;     /* Length of data.  */
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73       The iovlen argument describes the number of entires in the iovec  argu‐
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RETURN VALUE

78       This call returns the EVS_OK value if successful, otherwise an error is
79       returned.
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ERRORS

82       The errors are undocumented.
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SEE ALSO

85       evs_overview(8),  evs_initialize(3),  evs_finalize(3),   evs_fd_get(3),
86       evs_dispatch(3),    evs_leave(3),   evs_join(3),   evs_mcast_joined(3),
87       evs_mmembership_get(3)
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