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1*4724848cSchristos=pod
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3*4724848cSchristos=head1 NAME
4*4724848cSchristos
5*4724848cSchristosBIO_ctrl, BIO_callback_ctrl, BIO_ptr_ctrl, BIO_int_ctrl, BIO_reset,
6*4724848cSchristosBIO_seek, BIO_tell, BIO_flush, BIO_eof, BIO_set_close, BIO_get_close,
7*4724848cSchristosBIO_pending, BIO_wpending, BIO_ctrl_pending, BIO_ctrl_wpending,
8*4724848cSchristosBIO_get_info_callback, BIO_set_info_callback, BIO_info_cb
9*4724848cSchristos- BIO control operations
10*4724848cSchristos
11*4724848cSchristos=head1 SYNOPSIS
12*4724848cSchristos
13*4724848cSchristos #include <openssl/bio.h>
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15*4724848cSchristos typedef int BIO_info_cb(BIO *b, int state, int res);
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17*4724848cSchristos long BIO_ctrl(BIO *bp, int cmd, long larg, void *parg);
18*4724848cSchristos long BIO_callback_ctrl(BIO *b, int cmd, BIO_info_cb *cb);
19*4724848cSchristos void *BIO_ptr_ctrl(BIO *bp, int cmd, long larg);
20*4724848cSchristos long BIO_int_ctrl(BIO *bp, int cmd, long larg, int iarg);
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22*4724848cSchristos int BIO_reset(BIO *b);
23*4724848cSchristos int BIO_seek(BIO *b, int ofs);
24*4724848cSchristos int BIO_tell(BIO *b);
25*4724848cSchristos int BIO_flush(BIO *b);
26*4724848cSchristos int BIO_eof(BIO *b);
27*4724848cSchristos int BIO_set_close(BIO *b, long flag);
28*4724848cSchristos int BIO_get_close(BIO *b);
29*4724848cSchristos int BIO_pending(BIO *b);
30*4724848cSchristos int BIO_wpending(BIO *b);
31*4724848cSchristos size_t BIO_ctrl_pending(BIO *b);
32*4724848cSchristos size_t BIO_ctrl_wpending(BIO *b);
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34*4724848cSchristos int BIO_get_info_callback(BIO *b, BIO_info_cb **cbp);
35*4724848cSchristos int BIO_set_info_callback(BIO *b, BIO_info_cb *cb);
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37*4724848cSchristos=head1 DESCRIPTION
38*4724848cSchristos
39*4724848cSchristosBIO_ctrl(), BIO_callback_ctrl(), BIO_ptr_ctrl() and BIO_int_ctrl()
40*4724848cSchristosare BIO "control" operations taking arguments of various types.
41*4724848cSchristosThese functions are not normally called directly, various macros
42*4724848cSchristosare used instead. The standard macros are described below, macros
43*4724848cSchristosspecific to a particular type of BIO are described in the specific
44*4724848cSchristosBIOs manual page as well as any special features of the standard
45*4724848cSchristoscalls.
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47*4724848cSchristosBIO_reset() typically resets a BIO to some initial state, in the case
48*4724848cSchristosof file related BIOs for example it rewinds the file pointer to the
49*4724848cSchristosstart of the file.
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51*4724848cSchristosBIO_seek() resets a file related BIO's (that is file descriptor and
52*4724848cSchristosFILE BIOs) file position pointer to B<ofs> bytes from start of file.
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54*4724848cSchristosBIO_tell() returns the current file position of a file related BIO.
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56*4724848cSchristosBIO_flush() normally writes out any internally buffered data, in some
57*4724848cSchristoscases it is used to signal EOF and that no more data will be written.
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59*4724848cSchristosBIO_eof() returns 1 if the BIO has read EOF, the precise meaning of
60*4724848cSchristos"EOF" varies according to the BIO type.
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62*4724848cSchristosBIO_set_close() sets the BIO B<b> close flag to B<flag>. B<flag> can
63*4724848cSchristostake the value BIO_CLOSE or BIO_NOCLOSE. Typically BIO_CLOSE is used
64*4724848cSchristosin a source/sink BIO to indicate that the underlying I/O stream should
65*4724848cSchristosbe closed when the BIO is freed.
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67*4724848cSchristosBIO_get_close() returns the BIOs close flag.
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69*4724848cSchristosBIO_pending(), BIO_ctrl_pending(), BIO_wpending() and BIO_ctrl_wpending()
70*4724848cSchristosreturn the number of pending characters in the BIOs read and write buffers.
71*4724848cSchristosNot all BIOs support these calls. BIO_ctrl_pending() and BIO_ctrl_wpending()
72*4724848cSchristosreturn a size_t type and are functions, BIO_pending() and BIO_wpending() are
73*4724848cSchristosmacros which call BIO_ctrl().
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75*4724848cSchristos=head1 RETURN VALUES
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77*4724848cSchristosBIO_reset() normally returns 1 for success and 0 or -1 for failure. File
78*4724848cSchristosBIOs are an exception, they return 0 for success and -1 for failure.
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80*4724848cSchristosBIO_seek() and BIO_tell() both return the current file position on success
81*4724848cSchristosand -1 for failure, except file BIOs which for BIO_seek() always return 0
82*4724848cSchristosfor success and -1 for failure.
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84*4724848cSchristosBIO_flush() returns 1 for success and 0 or -1 for failure.
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86*4724848cSchristosBIO_eof() returns 1 if EOF has been reached 0 otherwise.
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88*4724848cSchristosBIO_set_close() always returns 1.
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90*4724848cSchristosBIO_get_close() returns the close flag value: BIO_CLOSE or BIO_NOCLOSE.
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92*4724848cSchristosBIO_pending(), BIO_ctrl_pending(), BIO_wpending() and BIO_ctrl_wpending()
93*4724848cSchristosreturn the amount of pending data.
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95*4724848cSchristos=head1 NOTES
96*4724848cSchristos
97*4724848cSchristosBIO_flush(), because it can write data may return 0 or -1 indicating
98*4724848cSchristosthat the call should be retried later in a similar manner to BIO_write_ex().
99*4724848cSchristosThe BIO_should_retry() call should be used and appropriate action taken
100*4724848cSchristosis the call fails.
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102*4724848cSchristosThe return values of BIO_pending() and BIO_wpending() may not reliably
103*4724848cSchristosdetermine the amount of pending data in all cases. For example in the
104*4724848cSchristoscase of a file BIO some data may be available in the FILE structures
105*4724848cSchristosinternal buffers but it is not possible to determine this in a
106*4724848cSchristosportably way. For other types of BIO they may not be supported.
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108*4724848cSchristosFilter BIOs if they do not internally handle a particular BIO_ctrl()
109*4724848cSchristosoperation usually pass the operation to the next BIO in the chain.
110*4724848cSchristosThis often means there is no need to locate the required BIO for
111*4724848cSchristosa particular operation, it can be called on a chain and it will
112*4724848cSchristosbe automatically passed to the relevant BIO. However, this can cause
113*4724848cSchristosunexpected results: for example no current filter BIOs implement
114*4724848cSchristosBIO_seek(), but this may still succeed if the chain ends in a FILE
115*4724848cSchristosor file descriptor BIO.
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117*4724848cSchristosSource/sink BIOs return an 0 if they do not recognize the BIO_ctrl()
118*4724848cSchristosoperation.
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120*4724848cSchristos=head1 BUGS
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122*4724848cSchristosSome of the return values are ambiguous and care should be taken. In
123*4724848cSchristosparticular a return value of 0 can be returned if an operation is not
124*4724848cSchristossupported, if an error occurred, if EOF has not been reached and in
125*4724848cSchristosthe case of BIO_seek() on a file BIO for a successful operation.
126*4724848cSchristos
127*4724848cSchristos=head1 COPYRIGHT
128*4724848cSchristos
129*4724848cSchristosCopyright 2000-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
130*4724848cSchristos
131*4724848cSchristosLicensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
132*4724848cSchristosthis file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
133*4724848cSchristosin the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
134*4724848cSchristosL<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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