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diff --git a/source3/namedbresp.doc b/source3/namedbresp.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..68db43aec2 --- /dev/null +++ b/source3/namedbresp.doc @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +module namedbresp deals with the maintenance of the list of expected +responses - creating, finding and removal. + +module nameresp deals with the initial transmission, re-transmission +and time-out of netbios response records. + + +/************************************************************************* + find_response_record() + *************************************************************************/ + +this function is responsible for matching the unique response transaction +id with an expected response record. as a side-effect of this search, +it will find the subnet (or the WINS pseudo-subnet) that samba expected +the response to come from. + + +/************************************************************************* + make_response_queue_record() + *************************************************************************/ + +this function is responsible for creating a response record, which will +be queued awaiting a response. + +the number of retries is set to 4, and the retry period set to 1 second. +if no response is received, then the packet is re-transmitted, which is +why so much information is stored in the response record. + +the number of expected responses queued is kept, so listen_for_packets() +knows it must time-out after 1 second if one or more responses are +expected. + + +/************************************************************************* + remove_response_record() + *************************************************************************/ + +this function is responsible for removing a response record from the +expected response queue. the number of expected responses is decreased. + + +/************************************************************************* + add_response_record() + *************************************************************************/ + +this function is responsible for adding the response record created by +make_response_queue_record() into the appropriate response record queue. + |