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.TH "fi_control" "3" "2018\-10\-05" "Libfabric Programmer\[aq]s Manual" "\@VERSION\@"
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
fi_control \- Perform an operation on a fabric resource.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
#include\ <rdma/fabric.h>

int\ fi_control(struct\ fid\ *fid,\ int\ command,\ void\ *arg);
\f[]
.fi
.SH ARGUMENTS
.TP
.B \f[I]fid\f[]
Fabric resource
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \f[I]command\f[]
Operation to perform
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \f[I]arg\f[]
Optional argument to the command
.RS
.RE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The fi_control operation is used to perform one or more operations on a
fabric resource.
Conceptually, fi_control is similar to the POSIX fcntl routine.
The exact behavior of using fi_control depends on the fabric resource
being operated on, the specified command, and any provided arguments for
the command.
For specific details, see the fabric resource specific help pages noted
below.
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\f[C]fi_endpoint\f[](3), \f[C]fi_cm\f[](3), \f[C]fi_cntr\f[](3),
\f[C]fi_cq\f[](3), \f[C]fi_eq\f[](3),
.SH AUTHORS
OpenFabrics.