M_IOCNAK

Signals the negative acknowledgment (failure) of a previous M_IOCTL message. Its form is one M_IOCNAK block containing an iocblk(9S). The iocblk(9S) can contain a value in ioc_error to be returned to the user process in errno. Unlike the M_IOCACK, no user data or return value can be sent with this message. If any M_DATA blocks follow the M_IOCNAK block, the stream head ignores and frees them. When the stream head receives an M_IOCNAK, the outstanding ioctl(2) request, if any, fails. The format and use of this message type is described further under M_IOCTL.