PIPE I/O functions

Enumerations
enum	M_io_pipe_flags_t {   M_IO_PIPE_NONE = 0 ,   M_IO_PIPE_INHERIT_READ = 1 << 0 ,   M_IO_PIPE_INHERIT_WRITE = 1 << 1 }

Functions
M_io_error_t	M_io_pipe_create (M_uint32 flags, M_io_t **reader, M_io_t **writer)

Detailed Description

Pipe's are uni-directional connected endpoints, meaning one endpoint is a write-only endpoint, and the other endpoint is a read-only endpoint. Pipes are often used for inter-process communication.

Enumeration Type Documentation

M_io_pipe_flags_t

enum M_io_pipe_flags_t

Enumerator
M_IO_PIPE_NONE	No flags
M_IO_PIPE_INHERIT_READ	Read handle can be inherited by child
M_IO_PIPE_INHERIT_WRITE	Write handle can be inherited by child

Function Documentation

M_io_pipe_create()

M_io_error_t M_io_pipe_create	(	M_uint32	flags,
		M_io_t **	reader,
		M_io_t **	writer
	)

Create a pipe object

Parameters

[in]	flags	One or more M_io_pipe_flags_t flags controlling pipe creation
[out]	reader	io object for reading.
[out]	writer	io object for writing.

Returns

Result.