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diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/getvfsbyname.3 b/lib/libc/gen/getvfsbyname.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c33fbea --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libc/gen/getvfsbyname.3 @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1995 +.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" @(#)kvm_getvfsbyname.3 8.3 (Berkeley) 5/4/95 +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd May 4, 1995 +.Dt GETVFSBYNAME 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm getvfsbyname +.Nd get information about a filesystem +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Fd #include <sys/param.h> +.Fd #include <sys/mount.h> +.Ft int +.Fn getvfsbyname "const char *name" "struct vfsconf *vfc" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Fn getvfsbyname +function provides access to information about a +filesystem module that is configured in the kernel. +If successful, +the requested filesystem +.Fa vfsconf +is returned in the location pointed to by +.Fa vfc . +The fields in a +.Dq Li struct vfsconf +are defined as follows: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -compact -width vfc_refcount +.It vfc_name +the name of the filesystem +.It vfc_typenum +the filesystem type number assigned by the kernel +.It vfc_refcount +the number of active mount points using the filesystem +.It vfc_flags +flag bits that are used to initialize a new mount point +using the filesystem +.El +.Sh RETURN VALUES +If the call to +.Nm getvfsbyname +is successful, 0 is returned. +Otherwise \-1 is returned and +.Va errno +is set appropriately. +.Sh ERRORS +The following errors may be reported: +.Bl -tag -width Er +.It Bq Er EFAULT +The +.Fa vfc +pointer contains an invalid address. +.It Bq Er ENOENT +The +.Fa name +specifies a filesystem that is unknown or not configured in the kernel. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr mount 2 , +.Xr sysctl 3 , +.Xr mount 8 , +.Xr sysctl 8 +.Sh HISTORY +A variant of the +.Fn getvfsbyname +function first appeared in +.Fx 2.0 . |