.TH BUS_WRITE 3 BUS
.SH NAME
bus_write, bus_write_timed - Broadcast a message a bus
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <bus.h>
.P
int bus_write(const bus_t *\fIbus\fP, const char *\fImessage\fP, int \fIflags\fP);
int bus_write_timed(const bus_t *\fIbus\fP, const char *\fImessage\fP,
                    const struct timespec *\fItimeout\fP, clockid_t \fIclockid\fP);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR bus_write ()
function broadcasts a message on the bus whose information is stored in
\fIbus\fP.  The message read by the function is stored in the parameter
\fImessage\fP.  It may not exceeed 2048 bytes, including NULL termination.
.PP
The
.BR bus_write ()
function shall fail, and set \fIerrno\fP to \fIEAGAIN\fP, if the call
would suspend the process and (\fIflags\fP &BUS_NOWAIT).
.PP
The
.BR bus_write_timed ()
function behaves like
.BR bus_write (),
except if it is not able to write the \fImessage\fP within the specified
time, it will fail and set \fIerrno\fP to \fBEAGAIN\fP.  The time is
specified as an absolute time using the parameter \fItimeout\fP.  The
behaviour is unspecified if \fItimeout\fP is \fINULL\fP. \fItimeout\fP
is measured with the clock whose ID is specified by the \fIclockid\fP
parameter.  This clock must be a predicitable clock.
.SH RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, these functions returns 0.  Otherwise the
function returns -1 and sets \fIerrno\fP to indicate the error.
.SH ERRORS
The
.BR bus_write (3)
function may fail and set \fIerrno\fP to any of the errors specified for
.BR semop (3).
The
.BR bus_write_timed (3)
function may also set \fIerrno\fP to any of the errors specified for
.BR clock_gettime (3).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR bus-create (1),
.BR bus (5),
.BR libbus (7),
.BR bus_open (3),
.BR bus_read (3),
.BR bus_poll (3),
.BR bus_chown (3),
.BR bus_chmod (3),
.BR clock_gettime (3)