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RPSPAWN (2)

Spawn a LAM process onto a remote node.

SYNOPSIS

    #include <preq.h> int rpspawn(int src_node, int dest_node, int sflags, int svalue, char **argv, int *pid, int *idx);

ARGUMENTS

    src_node

      source node where selected process are running

    dest_node

      destination node where new process will be spawned

    sflags

      method by which the existing process is selected - See rpstate(2).

    svalue

      selection matching value, if required, otherwise ignored

    argv

      null-terminated array of strings to be passed as command-line arguments to the new process

    pid

      new process ID (output)

    idx

      new process index (output)

DESCRIPTION

    When a process is spawned, the program is copied and rerun as a new process.

    If argv is the null pointer, the program arguments of the original process are used.

    One and only one process is spawned by rpspawn() . If multiple processes are selected, only one process is chosen.

ERRORS

    ENOPDESCRIPTORS

      The remote process descriptor table is full.

    ENOFLDESCRIPTORS

      The table of strorage blocks (kept by the flat daemon) is full.

    ENOTPROCESS

      No matching process exists.

    EINVAL

      The selection method is invalid.

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