if_freenameindex() API

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libc/net/Makefile.inc b/src/lib/libc/net/Makefile.inc
index 7b44515aa9..22270bc24e 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/net/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/lib/libc/net/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#       $OpenBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.23 1999/07/03 20:26:55 deraadt Exp $
+#       $OpenBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.24 1999/07/03 21:43:12 deraadt Exp $
 
 # net sources
 .PATH: ${LIBCSRCDIR}/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}/net ${LIBCSRCDIR}/net
@@ -25,15 +25,11 @@ SRCS+=	base64.c freeaddrinfo.c gai_strerror.c getaddrinfo.c gethostnamadr.c \
 
 .include "${LIBCSRCDIR}/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}/net/Makefile.inc"
 
-MAN+=   byteorder.3 ethers.3 gethostbyname.3 getnetent.3 getprotoent.3 \
-        getservent.3 inet.3 inet_net.3 iso_addr.3 link_addr.3 ns.3 ipx.3 \
-        rcmd.3 rcmdsh.3 resolver.3 net_addrcmp.3 \
-        getnameinfo.3 getaddrinfo.3 if_indextoname.3
+MAN+=   byteorder.3 ethers.3 getaddrinfo.3 gethostbyname.3 getnameinfo.3 \
+        getnetent.3 getprotoent.3 getservent.3 inet.3 if_indextoname.3 \
+        inet_net.3 iso_addr.3 link_addr.3 ns.3 ipx.3 \
+        rcmd.3 rcmdsh.3 resolver.3 net_addrcmp.3
 
-MLINKS+= getaddrinfo.3 freeaddrinfo.3
-MLINKS+= getaddrinfo.3 gai_strerror.3
-MLINKS+= if_indextoname.3 if_nametoindex.3
-MLINKS+= if_indextoname.3 if_nameindex.3
 
 MLINKS+=byteorder.3 htonl.3 byteorder.3 htons.3 byteorder.3 ntohl.3 \
         byteorder.3 ntohs.3 byteorder.3 htobe16.3 byteorder.3 htobe32.3 \
@@ -42,6 +38,7 @@ MLINKS+=byteorder.3 htonl.3 byteorder.3 htons.3 byteorder.3 ntohl.3 \
         byteorder.3 swap16.3 byteorder.3 swap32.3
 MLINKS+=ethers.3 ether_aton.3 ethers.3 ether_hostton.3 ethers.3 ether_line.3 \
         ethers.3 ether_ntoa.3 ethers.3 ether_ntohost.3 ethers.3 ether_addr.3
+MLINKS+= getaddrinfo.3 freeaddrinfo.3 getaddrinfo.3 gai_strerror.3
 MLINKS+=gethostbyname.3 endhostent.3 gethostbyname.3 gethostbyaddr.3 \
         gethostbyname.3 sethostent.3 gethostbyname.3 gethostent.3 \
         gethostbyname.3 herror.3 gethostbyname.3 gethostbyname2.3 \
@@ -52,6 +49,8 @@ MLINKS+=getprotoent.3 endprotoent.3 getprotoent.3 getprotobyname.3 \
         getprotoent.3 getprotobynumber.3 getprotoent.3 setprotoent.3
 MLINKS+=getservent.3 endservent.3 getservent.3 getservbyname.3 \
         getservent.3 getservbyport.3 getservent.3 setservent.3
+MLINKS+= if_indextoname.3 if_nametoindex.3 if_indextoname.3 if_nameindex.3 \
+        if_indextoname.3 if_freenameindex.3
 MLINKS+=inet.3 addr.3 inet.3 inet_addr.3 inet.3 inet_aton.3 \
         inet.3 inet_lnaof.3 inet.3 inet_makeaddr.3 inet.3 inet_netof.3 \
         inet.3 inet_network.3 inet.3 inet_ntoa.3 inet.3 network.3 \
diff --git a/src/lib/libc/net/if_indextoname.3 b/src/lib/libc/net/if_indextoname.3
index c8bb212536..eb33c94254 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/net/if_indextoname.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/net/if_indextoname.3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     From: @(#)rcmd.3        8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
-.\"     $Id: if_indextoname.3,v 1.1 1999/07/03 20:22:21 deraadt Exp $
+.\"     $Id: if_indextoname.3,v 1.2 1999/07/03 21:43:12 deraadt Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd May 21, 1998
 .Dt IF_NAMETOINDEX 3
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 .Nm if_nametoindex ,
 .Nm if_indextoname ,
 .Nm if_nameindex ,
+.Nm if_freenameindex
 .Nd convert interface index to name, and vice versa
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Fd #include <net/if.h>
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 .Ft "struct if_nameindex *"
 .Fn if_nameindex "void"
 .Ft "void"
+.Fn if_freenameindex "struct if_nameindex *ptr"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The functions map interface index to readable interface name
 .Po
@@ -112,8 +114,15 @@ names pointed to by the
 .Fa if_name
 members is obtained dynamically.
 This memory is freed by the
-.Xr free 3
+.Fn if_freenameindex
 function.
+.Pp
+.Fn if_freenameindex
+takes a pointer that was returned by
+.Fn if_nameindex
+as argument
+.Pq Fa ptr ,
+and it reclaims the region allocated.
 .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
 .Fn if_nametoindex
 returns 0 on error, positive integer on success.