IF_FREENAMEINDEX(3P)      POSIX Programmer's Manual     IF_FREENAMEINDEX(3P)

PROLOG         top

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       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         top

       if_freenameindex — free memory allocated by if_nameindex

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <net/if.h>
       void if_freenameindex(struct if_nameindex *ptr);

DESCRIPTION         top

       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         top

       None.

ERRORS         top

       No errors are defined.
       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES         top

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE         top

       None.

RATIONALE         top

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS         top

       None.

SEE ALSO         top

       getsockopt(3p), if_indextoname(3p), if_nameindex(3p),
       if_nametoindex(3p), setsockopt(3p)
       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, net_if.h(0p)

COPYRIGHT         top

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information
       Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
       Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
       Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
       Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1
       applied.) In the event of any discrepancy between this version and
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IEEE/The Open Group                 2013                IF_FREENAMEINDEX(3P)

Pages that refer to this page: net_if.h(0p),  if_indextoname(3p),  if_nameindex(3p),  if_nametoindex(3p)