rom/exec/findport.c

   1 /*
   2     Copyright © 1995-2001, The AROS Development Team. All rights reserved.
   3     $Id$
   4
   5     Desc: Search a port by name.
   6     Lang: english
   7 */
   8 #include <exec/execbase.h>
   9 #include <aros/libcall.h>
  10 #include <proto/exec.h>
  11
  12 /*****************************************************************************
  13
  14     NAME */
  15
  16         AROS_LH1(struct MsgPort *, FindPort,
  17
  18 /*  SYNOPSIS */
  19         AROS_LHA(STRPTR, name, A1),
  20
  21 /*  LOCATION */
  22         struct ExecBase *, SysBase, 65, Exec)
  23
  24 /*  FUNCTION
  25         Look for a public messageport by name. This function doesn't
  26         arbitrate for the port list and must be protected with a Forbid()
  27         Permit() pair.
  28
  29     INPUTS
  30         port - Pointer to NUL terminated C string.
  31
  32     RESULT
  33         Pointer to struct MsgPort or NULL if there is no port of that name.
  34
  35     NOTES
  36
  37     EXAMPLE
  38
  39     BUGS
  40
  41     SEE ALSO
  42
  43     INTERNALS
  44
  45 ******************************************************************************/
  46 {
  47     AROS_LIBFUNC_INIT
  48
  49     /* Nothing spectacular - just look for that name. */
  50     return (struct MsgPort *)FindName(&SysBase->PortList,name);
  51     AROS_LIBFUNC_EXIT
  52 } /* FindPort */
  53