--- libaitrpc/src/cli.c	2020/06/25 19:11:00	1.28
+++ libaitrpc/src/cli.c	2024/03/20 17:32:31	1.29
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: cli.c,v 1.28 2020/06/25 19:11:00 misho Exp $
+* $Id: cli.c,v 1.29 2024/03/20 17:32:31 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ terms:
 All of the documentation and software included in the ELWIX and AITNET
 Releases is copyrighted by ELWIX - Sofia/Bulgaria <info@elwix.org>
 
-Copyright 2004 - 2019
+Copyright 2004 - 2024
 	by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>.  All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ rpc_pkt_Receive(int sock, int type, sockaddr_t * __res
  * @sess = RPC session info
  * @tag = Function tag for execution
  * @vars = Function argument array of values, may be NULL
- * @noreply = We not want RPC reply
+ * @noreply = >0 We not want RPC reply, -1 IPC request with reply
  * @nocrc = Without CRC calculation
  * @seq = Sign packet with seq.no
  * return: -1 error or != -1 prepared bytes into packet
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ rpc_pkt_Request(ait_val_t * __restrict pkt, rpc_sess_t
 		rpc->call_argc = (u_char) array_Size(vars);
 
 	/* set reply */
-	rpc->call_req.flags = (uint64_t) htonl(noreply ? RPC_NOREPLY : RPC_REPLY);
+	rpc->call_req.flags = (uint64_t) htonl((noreply > 0) ? RPC_NOREPLY : RPC_REPLY);
 
 	if (array_Size(vars)) {
 		/* marshaling variables */
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ rpc_pkt_Request(ait_val_t * __restrict pkt, rpc_sess_t
 
 	/* total packet length */
 	rpc->call_len = htonl(len);
-	rpc->call_io = RPC_REQ;
+	rpc->call_io = (noreply == -1) ? RPC_IPC : RPC_REQ;
 
 	/* sign packet */
 	rpc->call_seq = htonl(seq);
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ rpc_pkt_Replay(ait_val_t * __restrict pkt, rpc_sess_t 
  * rpc_cli_execCall() - Execute RPC call
  *
  * @cli = RPC Client session
- * @noreply = We not want RPC reply
+ * @noreply = >0 We not want RPC reply, -1 IPC request with reply
  * @tag = Function tag for execution
  * @in_vars = IN function argument array of values, may be NULL
  * @out_vars = OUT returned array of rpc values, if !=NULL must be free after use with ait_freeVars()
@@ -596,10 +596,10 @@ rpc_cli_execCall(rpc_cli_t *cli, int noreply, u_short 
 	if ((wlen = rpc_pkt_Send(cli->cli_sock, cli->cli_id, &cli->cli_sa, 
 					&cli->cli_buf, wlen)) == -1)
 		return -1;
-	if (!wlen)	/* closed rpc connection */
+	if (!wlen)		/* closed rpc connection */
 		return 1;
 
-	if (noreply)	/* we not want reply */
+	if (noreply > 0)	/* we not want reply */
 		return 0;
 
 	if ((wlen = rpc_pkt_Receive(cli->cli_sock, cli->cli_id, &cli->cli_sa,