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.TH MERROR 9F "Jun 9, 2004"
.SH NAME
merror \- Send an M_ERROR message upstream
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <sys/stream.h>
#include <sys/strsun.h>



\fBvoid\fR \fBmerror\fR(\fBqueue_t *\fR\fIwq\fR, \fBmblk_t *\fR\fImp\fR, \fBint\fR \fIerror\fR);
.fi

.SH INTERFACE LEVEL
illumos DDI specific (illumos DDI).
.SH PARAMETERS
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIwq\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 9n
Write queue associated with the read queue to send the M_ERROR on.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fImp\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 9n
Optionally, a STREAMS message to convert to an M_ERROR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIerror\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 9n
Error code to include in the M_ERROR message.
.RE

.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBmerror()\fR function constructs an M_ERROR message, and sends the
resulting message upstream.
.sp
.LP
If \fImp\fR is NULL, \fBmerror()\fR allocates a one-byte M_ERROR message. If
\fImp\fR is non-NULL, \fBmerror()\fR attempts to convert the passed-in message
to an M_ERROR. However, if the passed-in message has more than one reference
(see \fBdupmsg\fR(9F)), or if it is of zero length, it is freed and a new
message is allocated.
.sp
.LP
If the allocation or conversion fails, \fBmerror()\fR silently fails.
Otherwise, the resulting one-byte data block is assigned the specified error
code and sent upstream.
.SH RETURN VALUES
None.
.SH CONTEXT
This function can be called from user, kernel or interrupt context.
.SH NOTES
Callers must not hold any locks across an \fBmerror()\fR that can be acquired
as part of \fBput\fR(9E) processing.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR put (9E),
.BR dupmsg (9F)
.sp
.LP
\fISTREAMS Programming Guide\fR