Using qband Information

The STREAMS utility routines should be used when manipulating the fields in the queue and qband(9S) structures. strqget(9F) and strqset(9F) are used to access band information.

Drivers and modules can change the qb_hiwat and qb_lowat fields of the qband structure. Drivers and modules can only read the qb_count, qb_first, qb_last, and qb_flag fields of the qband structure. Only the fields listed previously can be referenced.

There are fields in the qband structure that are reserved and are not documented. These fields are subject to undocumented, unnotified change at any time.

The following figure shows a queue with two extra bands of flow.

Figure 7–12 Data Structure Linkage

Several routines are provided to aid you in controlling each priority band of data flow. These routines are

• flushband(9F)

• bcanputnext(9F)

• strqget(9F)

• strqset(9F)

flushband(9F) is discussed in Flushing Priority Band. bcanputnext(9F) is discussed in Flow Control in Service Procedures, and the other two routines are described in the following section. Appendix B, Kernel Utility Interface Summary also has a description of these routines.