IF_FREENAMEINDEX(3P) |
POSIX Programmer's Manual |
IF_FREENAMEINDEX(3P) |
PROLOG
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
if_freenameindex - free memory allocated by if_nameindex
SYNOPSIS
#include <net/if.h>
void if_freenameindex(struct if_nameindex *
ptr
);
DESCRIPTION
The
if_freenameindex() function shall free the memory allocated by
if_nameindex(). The
ptr argument shall be a pointer that was returned by
if_nameindex(). After
if_freenameindex() has been called, the application shall not use the array of which
ptr is the address.
RETURN VALUE
None.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
getsockopt(),
if_indextoname(),
if_nameindex(),
if_nametoindex(),
setsockopt(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
<net/if.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .