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.TH gss_release_buffer 3GSS "15 Jan 2003" "SunOS 5.11" "Generic Security Services API Library Functions"
.SH NAME
gss_release_buffer \- free buffer storage allocated by a GSS-API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lgss\fR  [ \fIlibrary\fR... ] 
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>

\fBOM_uint32\fR \fBgss_release_buffer\fR(\fBOM_uint32 *\fR\fIminor_status\fR, \fBgss_buffer_t\fR\fIbuffer\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
 The \fBgss_release_buffer()\fR function frees buffer storage allocated by a
\fBGSS-API\fR function. The \fBgss_release_buffer()\fR function also zeros the
length field in the descriptor to which the buffer parameter refers, while the
\fBGSS-API\fR function sets the pointer field in the descriptor to \fBNULL\fR.
Any buffer object returned by a \fBGSS-API\fR function may be passed to
\fBgss_release_buffer()\fR, even if no storage is associated with the buffer.
.SH PARAMETERS
.sp
.LP
The parameter descriptions for \fBgss_release_buffer()\fR follow:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIminor_status\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.rt  
Mechanism-specific status code.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIbuffer\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
.rt  
The storage associated with the buffer will be deleted.  The
\fBgss_buffer_desc()\fR object will not be freed; however, its length field
will be zeroed.
.RE

.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
The \fBgss_release_buffer()\fR function may return the following status codes:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBGSS_S_COMPLETE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
Successful completion
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBGSS_S_FAILURE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
.rt  
The underlying mechanism detected an error for which no specific \fBGSS\fR
status code is defined.  The mechanism-specific status code reported by means
of the \fIminor_status\fR parameter details the error condition.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5)  for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-LevelSafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBattributes\fR(5)
.sp
.LP
\fISolaris Security for Developers Guide\fR