if_freenameindex(3p)
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 .