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/* official name of host */ - char **h_aliases; /* alias list */ - int h_addrtype; /* host address type */ - int h_length; /* length of address */ - char **h_addr_list; /* list of addresses from name server */ -}; -#define h_addr h_addr_list[0] /* address, for backward compatibility */ -</pre> -<p> -</p> -<p> -The members of this structure are: -</p> -<div class="variablelist"><dl> -<dt><span class="term"><code class="constant">h_name</code></span></dt> -<dd><p> -The official (canonical) name of the host. -</p></dd> -<dt><span class="term"><code class="constant">h_aliases</code></span></dt> -<dd><p> -A NULL-terminated array of alternate names (nicknames) for the host. -</p></dd> -<dt><span class="term"><code class="constant">h_addrtype</code></span></dt> -<dd><p> -The type of address being returned — -<span class="type">PF_INET</span> -or -<span class="type">PF_INET6</span>. -</p></dd> -<dt><span class="term"><code class="constant">h_length</code></span></dt> -<dd><p> -The length of the address in bytes. -</p></dd> -<dt><span class="term"><code class="constant">h_addr_list</code></span></dt> -<dd><p> -A <span class="type">NULL</span> -terminated array of network addresses for the host. -Host addresses are returned in network byte order. -</p></dd> -</dl></div> -<p> -</p> -<p> -For backward compatibility with very old software, -<code class="constant">h_addr</code> -is the first address in -<code class="constant">h_addr_list.</code> -</p> -<p> -<code class="function">lwres_gethostent()</code>, -<code class="function">lwres_sethostent()</code>, -<code class="function">lwres_endhostent()</code>, -<code class="function">lwres_gethostent_r()</code>, -<code class="function">lwres_sethostent_r()</code> -and -<code class="function">lwres_endhostent_r()</code> -provide iteration over the known host entries on systems that -provide such functionality through facilities like -<code class="filename">/etc/hosts</code> -or NIS. The lightweight resolver does not currently implement -these functions; it only provides them as stub functions that always -return failure. -</p> -<p> -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname()</code> and -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname2()</code> look up the hostname -<em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em>. -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname()</code> always looks for an IPv4 -address while <code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname2()</code> looks for an -address of protocol family <em class="parameter"><code>af</code></em>: either -<span class="type">PF_INET</span> or <span class="type">PF_INET6</span> — IPv4 or IPV6 -addresses respectively. Successful calls of the functions return a -<span class="type">struct hostent</span>for the name that was looked up. -<span class="type">NULL</span> is returned if the lookups by -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname()</code> or -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname2()</code> fail. -</p> -<p> -Reverse lookups of addresses are performed by -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyaddr()</code>. -<em class="parameter"><code>addr</code></em> is an address of length -<em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes and protocol family -<em class="parameter"><code>type</code></em> — <span class="type">PF_INET</span> or -<span class="type">PF_INET6</span>. -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname_r()</code> is a thread-safe function -for forward lookups. If an error occurs, an error code is returned in -<em class="parameter"><code>*error</code></em>. -<em class="parameter"><code>resbuf</code></em> is a pointer to a <span class="type">struct -hostent</span> which is initialised by a successful call to -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname_r()</code> . -<em class="parameter"><code>buf</code></em> is a buffer of length -<em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes which is used to store the -<code class="constant">h_name</code>, <code class="constant">h_aliases</code>, and -<code class="constant">h_addr_list</code> elements of the <span class="type">struct -hostent</span> returned in <em class="parameter"><code>resbuf</code></em>. -Successful calls to <code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname_r()</code> -return <em class="parameter"><code>resbuf</code></em>, -which is a pointer to the <span class="type">struct hostent</span> it created. -</p> -<p> -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyaddr_r()</code> is a thread-safe function -that performs a reverse lookup of address <em class="parameter"><code>addr</code></em> -which is <em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes long and is of protocol -family <em class="parameter"><code>type</code></em> — <span class="type">PF_INET</span> or -<span class="type">PF_INET6</span>. If an error occurs, the error code is returned -in <em class="parameter"><code>*error</code></em>. The other function parameters are -identical to those in <code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname_r()</code>. -<em class="parameter"><code>resbuf</code></em> is a pointer to a <span class="type">struct -hostent</span> which is initialised by a successful call to -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyaddr_r()</code>. -<em class="parameter"><code>buf</code></em> is a buffer of length -<em class="parameter"><code>len</code></em> bytes which is used to store the -<code class="constant">h_name</code>, <code class="constant">h_aliases</code>, and -<code class="constant">h_addr_list</code> elements of the <span class="type">struct -hostent</span> returned in <em class="parameter"><code>resbuf</code></em>. Successful -calls to <code class="function">lwres_gethostbyaddr_r()</code> return -<em class="parameter"><code>resbuf</code></em>, which is a pointer to the -<code class="function">struct hostent()</code> it created. -</p> -</div> -<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> -<a name="id2526380"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2> -<p> -The functions -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname()</code>, -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname2()</code>, -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyaddr()</code>, -and -<code class="function">lwres_gethostent()</code> -return NULL to indicate an error. In this case the global variable -<span class="type">lwres_h_errno</span> -will contain one of the following error codes defined in -<code class="filename"><lwres/netdb.h></code>: - -</p> -<div class="variablelist"><dl> -<dt><span class="term"><code class="constant">HOST_NOT_FOUND</code></span></dt> -<dd><p> -The host or address was not found. -</p></dd> -<dt><span class="term"><code class="constant">TRY_AGAIN</code></span></dt> -<dd><p> -A recoverable error occurred, e.g., a timeout. -Retrying the lookup may succeed. -</p></dd> -<dt><span class="term"><code class="constant">NO_RECOVERY</code></span></dt> -<dd><p> -A non-recoverable error occurred. -</p></dd> -<dt><span class="term"><code class="constant">NO_DATA</code></span></dt> -<dd><p> -The name exists, but has no address information -associated with it (or vice versa in the case -of a reverse lookup). The code NO_ADDRESS -is accepted as a synonym for NO_DATA for backwards -compatibility. -</p></dd> -</dl></div> -<p> -</p> -<p> -<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">lwres_hstrerror</span>(3 -)</span> -translates these error codes to suitable error messages. -</p> -<p> -<code class="function">lwres_gethostent()</code> -and -<code class="function">lwres_gethostent_r()</code> -always return -<span class="type">NULL</span>. -</p> -<p> -Successful calls to <code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname_r()</code> and -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyaddr_r()</code> return -<em class="parameter"><code>resbuf</code></em>, a pointer to the <span class="type">struct -hostent</span> that was initialised by these functions. They return -<span class="type">NULL</span> if the lookups fail or if <em class="parameter"><code>buf</code></em> -was too small to hold the list of addresses and names referenced by -the <code class="constant">h_name</code>, <code class="constant">h_aliases</code>, and -<code class="constant">h_addr_list</code> elements of the <span class="type">struct -hostent</span>. If <em class="parameter"><code>buf</code></em> was too small, both -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname_r()</code> and -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyaddr_r()</code> set the global variable -<span class="type">errno</span> to <span class="errorcode">ERANGE</span>. -</p> -</div> -<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> -<a name="id2526540"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2> -<p> -<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">gethostent</span>(3)</span>, - -<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">lwres_getipnode</span>(3)</span>, - -<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">lwres_hstrerror</span>(3 -)</span> -</p> -</div> -<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> -<a name="id2526644"></a><h2>BUGS</h2> -<p> -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname()</code>, -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname2()</code>, -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyaddr()</code> -and -<code class="function">lwres_endhostent()</code> -are not thread safe; they return pointers to static data and -provide error codes through a global variable. -Thread-safe versions for name and address lookup are provided by -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyname_r()</code>, -and -<code class="function">lwres_gethostbyaddr_r()</code> -respectively. -</p> -<p> -The resolver daemon does not currently support any non-DNS -name services such as -<code class="filename">/etc/hosts</code> -or -<span class="type">NIS</span>, -consequently the above functions don't, either. -</p> -</div> -</div></body> -</html> |