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Diffstat (limited to 'include/xcb')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/xcb/xcbext.h | 77 |
1 files changed, 70 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/xcb/xcbext.h b/include/xcb/xcbext.h index b2575f7e3..44d789eee 100644 --- a/include/xcb/xcbext.h +++ b/include/xcb/xcbext.h @@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ enum xcb_send_request_flags_t { * * This function sends a new request to the X server. The data of the request is * given as an array of @c iovecs in the @p vector argument. The length of that - * array and the neccessary management information are given in the @p request + * array and the necessary management information are given in the @p request * argument. * * When this function returns, the request might or might not be sent already. * Use xcb_flush() to make sure that it really was sent. * - * Please note that this function is not the prefered way for sending requests. + * Please note that this function is not the preferred way for sending requests. * It's better to use the generated wrapper functions. * * Please note that xcb might use index -1 and -2 of the @p vector array internally, @@ -83,6 +83,37 @@ enum xcb_send_request_flags_t { unsigned int xcb_send_request(xcb_connection_t *c, int flags, struct iovec *vector, const xcb_protocol_request_t *request); /** + * @brief Send a request to the server. + * @param c: The connection to the X server. + * @param flags: A combination of flags from the xcb_send_request_flags_t enumeration. + * @param vector: Data to send; must have two iovecs before start for internal use. + * @param request: Information about the request to be sent. + * @param num_fds: Number of additional file descriptors to send to the server + * @param fds: Additional file descriptors that should be send to the server. + * @return The request's sequence number on success, 0 otherwise. + * + * This function sends a new request to the X server. The data of the request is + * given as an array of @c iovecs in the @p vector argument. The length of that + * array and the necessary management information are given in the @p request + * argument. + * + * If @p num_fds is non-zero, @p fds points to an array of file descriptors that + * will be sent to the X server along with this request. After this function + * returns, all file descriptors sent are owned by xcb and will be closed + * eventually. + * + * When this function returns, the request might or might not be sent already. + * Use xcb_flush() to make sure that it really was sent. + * + * Please note that this function is not the preferred way for sending requests. + * + * Please note that xcb might use index -1 and -2 of the @p vector array internally, + * so they must be valid! + */ +unsigned int xcb_send_request_with_fds(xcb_connection_t *c, int flags, struct iovec *vector, + const xcb_protocol_request_t *request, unsigned int num_fds, int *fds); + +/** * @brief Send a request to the server, with 64-bit sequence number returned. * @param c: The connection to the X server. * @param flags: A combination of flags from the xcb_send_request_flags_t enumeration. @@ -92,13 +123,13 @@ unsigned int xcb_send_request(xcb_connection_t *c, int flags, struct iovec *vect * * This function sends a new request to the X server. The data of the request is * given as an array of @c iovecs in the @p vector argument. The length of that - * array and the neccessary management information are given in the @p request + * array and the necessary management information are given in the @p request * argument. * * When this function returns, the request might or might not be sent already. * Use xcb_flush() to make sure that it really was sent. * - * Please note that this function is not the prefered way for sending requests. + * Please note that this function is not the preferred way for sending requests. * It's better to use the generated wrapper functions. * * Please note that xcb might use index -1 and -2 of the @p vector array internally, @@ -107,6 +138,38 @@ unsigned int xcb_send_request(xcb_connection_t *c, int flags, struct iovec *vect uint64_t xcb_send_request64(xcb_connection_t *c, int flags, struct iovec *vector, const xcb_protocol_request_t *request); /** + * @brief Send a request to the server, with 64-bit sequence number returned. + * @param c: The connection to the X server. + * @param flags: A combination of flags from the xcb_send_request_flags_t enumeration. + * @param vector: Data to send; must have two iovecs before start for internal use. + * @param request: Information about the request to be sent. + * @param num_fds: Number of additional file descriptors to send to the server + * @param fds: Additional file descriptors that should be send to the server. + * @return The request's sequence number on success, 0 otherwise. + * + * This function sends a new request to the X server. The data of the request is + * given as an array of @c iovecs in the @p vector argument. The length of that + * array and the necessary management information are given in the @p request + * argument. + * + * If @p num_fds is non-zero, @p fds points to an array of file descriptors that + * will be sent to the X server along with this request. After this function + * returns, all file descriptors sent are owned by xcb and will be closed + * eventually. + * + * When this function returns, the request might or might not be sent already. + * Use xcb_flush() to make sure that it really was sent. + * + * Please note that this function is not the preferred way for sending requests. + * It's better to use the generated wrapper functions. + * + * Please note that xcb might use index -1 and -2 of the @p vector array internally, + * so they must be valid! + */ +uint64_t xcb_send_request_with_fds64(xcb_connection_t *c, int flags, struct iovec *vector, + const xcb_protocol_request_t *request, unsigned int num_fds, int *fds); + +/** * @brief Send a file descriptor to the server in the next call to xcb_send_request. * @param c: The connection to the X server. * @param fd: The file descriptor to send. @@ -114,9 +177,9 @@ uint64_t xcb_send_request64(xcb_connection_t *c, int flags, struct iovec *vector * After this function returns, the file descriptor given is owned by xcb and * will be closed eventually. * - * FIXME: How the heck is this supposed to work in a thread-safe way? There is a - * race between two threads doing xcb_send_fd(); xcb_send_request(); at the same - * time. + * @deprecated This function cannot be used in a thread-safe way. Two threads + * that run xcb_send_fd(); xcb_send_request(); could mix up their file + * descriptors. Instead, xcb_send_request_with_fds() should be used. */ void xcb_send_fd(xcb_connection_t *c, int fd); |