Method _Stdio.Fd()->receive_fd()

Method receive_fd

void receive_fd(Stdio.Fd fd)

Description

Remote file descriptor reception handler.

Parameter fd

File descriptor received from the remote end of a pipe(). This object has been created by fd_factory().

This function is called from read() when a remote file descriptor has been received over a PROP_SEND_FD capable pipe().

The default implementation is just a prototype.

Overload this function to enable reception of remote file descriptors.

Note

The capability of sending and receiving remote file descriptors is only available on some operating systems. This capability is indicated by the precence of __HAVE_SEND_FD__.

See also

send_fd(), read(), fd_factory(), __HAVE_SEND_FD__