HPSB_SEND_PACKET

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 October 2005
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NAME

hpsb_send_packet - transmit a packet on the bus  

SYNOPSIS

"SYNOPSIS"

int hpsb_send_packet (struct hpsb_packet * packet);  

ARGUMENTS

packet
packet to send
 

DESCRIPTION

The packet is sent through the host specified in the packet->host field. Before sending, the packet's transmit speed is automatically determined using the local speed map when it is an async, non-broadcast packet.

Possibilities for failure are that host is either not initialized, in bus reset, the packet's generation number doesn't match the current generation number or the host reports a transmit error.  

RETURN VALUE

0 on success, negative errno on failure.


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
ARGUMENTS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE

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