GETSERVENTR(3) Linux Programmer's Manual GETSERVENTR(3)

NAME
       getserventr,  getservbynamer,  getservbyportr  -  get  service entry
       (reentrant)

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       int getserventr(struct servent *resultbuf, char *buf,
                       sizet buflen, struct servent **result);

       int getservbynamer(const char *name, const char *proto,
                       struct servent *resultbuf, char *buf,
                       sizet buflen, struct servent **result);

       int getservbyportr(int port, const char *proto,
                       struct servent *resultbuf, char *buf,
                       sizet buflen, struct servent **result);

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see featuretestmacros(7)):

       getserventr(), getservbynamer(), getservbyportr():
           BSDSOURCE || SVIDSOURCE

DESCRIPTION
       The getserventr(), getservbynamer(), and getservbyportr()  functions
       are  the  reentrant  equivalents  of, respectively, getservent(3), get‐
       servbyname(3), and getservbyport(3).  They differ in the way  that  the
       servent  structure  is  returned, and in the function calling signature
       and return value.  This manual page describes just the differences from
       the nonreentrant functions.

       Instead of returning a pointer to a statically allocated servent struc‐
       ture as the function result, these functions copy  the  structure  into
       the location pointed to by resultbuf.

       The  buf  array  is  used  to store the string fields pointed to by the
       returned servent structure.  (The nonreentrant functions allocate these
       strings  in  static  storage.)   The size of this array is specified in
       buflen.  If buf is too small, the call fails with the error ERANGE, and
       the  caller  must  try again with a larger buffer.  (A buffer of length
       1024 bytes should be sufficient for most applications.)

       If the function  call  successfully  obtains  a  service  record,  then
       *result  is  set  pointing  to resultbuf; otherwise, *result is set to
       NULL.

RETURN VALUE
       On success, these functions return 0.  On error, they return one of the
       positive error numbers listed in errors.

       On  error,  record not found (getservbynamer(), getservbyportr()), or
       end of input (getserventr()) result is set to NULL.

ERRORS
       ENOENT (getserventr()) No more records in database.

       ERANGE buf is too small.  Try again with a larger buffer (and increased
              buflen).

CONFORMING TO
       These functions are GNU extensions.  Functions with similar names exist
       on some other systems, though typically with different  calling  signa‐
       tures.

EXAMPLE
       The program below uses getservbyportr() to retrieve the service record
       for the port and protocol named in its first command-line argument.  If
       a  third (integer) command-line argument is supplied, it is used as the
       initial value for buflen; if getservbyportr()  fails  with  the  error
       ERANGE,  the  program  retries with larger buffer sizes.  The following
       shell session shows a couple of sample runs:

           $ ./a.out 7 tcp 1
           ERANGE! Retrying with larger buffer
           getservbyportr() returned: 0 (success)  (buflen=87)
           sname=echo; sproto=tcp; sport=7; aliases=
           $ ./a.out 77777 tcp
           getservbyportr() returned: 0 (success)  (buflen=1024)
           Call failed/record not found

   Program source

       #define GNUSOURCE
       #include 
       #include 
       #include 
       #include 
       #include 
       #include 

       #define MAXBUF 10000

       int
       main(int argc, char *argv[])
       {
           int buflen, erangecnt, port, s;
           struct servent resultbuf;
           struct servent *result;
           char buf[MAXBUF];
           char *protop;
           char **p;

           if (argc < 3) {
               printf("Usage: %s port-num proto-name [buflen]\n", argv[0]);
               exit(EXITFAILURE);
           }

           port = htons(atoi(argv[1]));
           protop = (strcmp(argv[2], "null") == 0 ||
                  strcmp(argv[2], "NULL") == 0) ?  NULL : argv[2];

           buflen = 1024;
           if (argc > 3)
               buflen = atoi(argv[3]);

           if (buflen > MAXBUF) {
               printf("Exceeded buffer limit (%d)\n", MAXBUF);
               exit(EXITFAILURE);
           }

           erangecnt = 0;
           do {
               s = getservbyportr(port, protop, &resultbuf,
                            buf, buflen, &result);
               if (s == ERANGE) {
                   if (erangecnt == 0)
                       printf("ERANGE! Retrying with larger buffer\n");
                   erangecnt++;

                   /* Increment a byte at a time so we can see exactly
                      what size buffer was required */

                   buflen++;

                   if (buflen > MAXBUF) {
                       printf("Exceeded buffer limit (%d)\n", MAXBUF);
                       exit(EXITFAILURE);
                   }
               }
           } while (s == ERANGE);

           printf("getservbyportr() returned: %s  (buflen=%d)\n",
                   (s == 0) ? "0 (success)" : (s == ENOENT) ? "ENOENT" :
                   strerror(s), buflen);

           if (s != 0 || result == NULL) {
               printf("Call failed/record not found\n");
               exit(EXITFAILURE);
           }

           printf("sname=%s; sproto=%s; sport=%d; aliases=",
                       resultbuf.sname, resultbuf.sproto,
                       ntohs(resultbuf.sport));
           for (p = resultbuf.saliases; *p != NULL; p++)
               printf("%s ", *p);
           printf("\n");

           exit(EXITSUCCESS);
       }

SEE ALSO
       getservent(3), services(5)

COLOPHON
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GNU                               2010-09-10                   GETSERVENTR(3)