---
name: "rflat"
section: "2"
platform: "linux"
package: "lam2-dev"
version: "6.3.2-3"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rflat"
---

# rflat(2)

Tag and load storage on LAM remote nodes.

## NAME

rflat - Tag and load storage on LAM remote nodes.

## SYNOPSIS

int rflat (int node, char \*buffer, int ld\_length, int ma\_length, int tag);

int rflclean (int node, int tag);

## ARGUMENTS

- node

  where data will be stored

- buffer

  data to be stored

- ld\_length

  length of data to be stored

- ma\_length

  length of storage to allocate

- tag

  label to assign to remote storage for future reference

## DESCRIPTION

The *tag* serves as a symbolic name, and is not related to the actual address of the allocated remote storage. The *flat* daemon remembers the tag. A later call to [rget(2)](/rget/2.md) can retrieve the actual address of the storage.

The *ld\_length* and *ma\_length* arguments are almost always set to the same value. A larger value for *ma\_length* (the only other possibility) allows extra contiguous storage to be allocated but not loaded.

The *rflclean()* function frees any storage associated with the flat tag. It also deletes the flat tag.

## ERRORS

- ENOFLDESCRIPTORS

  The table of storage addresses (kept by the *flat* server) is full.

## SEE ALSO

[rget(2)](/rget/2.md), [rload(2)](/rload/2.md)