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diff --git a/lib/libc/posix1e/cap_copy_int.3 b/lib/libc/posix1e/cap_copy_int.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9197563 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libc/posix1e/cap_copy_int.3 @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +.\"- +.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Robert N. M. Watson +.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Thomas Moestl +.\" 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. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR 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 AUTHOR 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. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd March 21, 2001 +.Dt CAP_COPY_INT 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm cap_copy_int +.Nd convert an external capability representation to a capability state in +working storage +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libc +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In sys/types.h +.In sys/capability.h +.Ft cap_t +.Fn cap_copy_int "const void *ext_p" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Fn cap_copy_int +function converts an external capability representation (as returned by +.Xr cap_copy_ext 3 ) +in the buffer pointed to by +.Fa ext_p +to a handle to a capability state in working storage. +.Pp +This function may cause memory to be allocated. +The caller should free any releasable memory, when the capability state +in working memory is no longer required, by calling +.Xr cap_free 3 +with the +.Vt cap_t +as an argument. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +Upon successful completion, the +.Fn cap_copy_int +function returns a handle to a capability state in working storage. +Otherwise, +.Dv NULL +is returned and the global variable +.Va errno +is set to indicate the error. +.Sh ERRORS +.Fn cap_copy_int +fails if: +.Bl -tag -width Er +.It Bq Er EINVAL +The +.Fa ext_p +does not refer to an external representation as returned by +.Xr cap_copy_ext 3 . +.It Bq Er ENOMEM +The allocation of memory to hold the capability state +has failed. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr cap_copy_int 3 , +.Xr cap_free 3 , +.Xr cap_from_text 3 , +.Xr cap_get_flag 3 , +.Xr cap_to_text 3 , +.Xr posix1e 3 +.Sh STANDARDS +This function is expected to conform to the withdrawn +IEEE draft 1003.1e +.Pq Dq POSIX.1e . +.Sh HISTORY +This function first appeared in +.Fx 5.0 . +.Sh AUTHORS +.An Thomas Moestl Aq tmm@FreeBSD.org |