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32.\"     @(#)kvm_getvfsbyname.3	8.3 (Berkeley) 5/4/95
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35.Dd May 4, 1995
36.Dt GETVFSBYNAME 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm getvfsbyname
40.Nd get information about a filesystem
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Fd #include <sys/param.h>
43.Fd #include <sys/mount.h>
44.Ft int
45.Fn getvfsbyname "const char *name" "struct vfsconf *vfc"
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Fn getvfsbyname
49function provides access to information about a
50filesystem module that is configured in the kernel.
51If successful,
52the requested filesystem
53.Fa vfsconf
54is returned in the location pointed to by
55.Fa vfc .
56The fields in a
57.Dq Li struct vfsconf
58are defined as follows:
59.Pp
60.Bl -tag -compact -width vfc_refcount
61.It vfc_name
62the name of the filesystem
63.It vfc_typenum
64the filesystem type number assigned by the kernel
65.It vfc_refcount
66the number of active mount points using the filesystem
67.It vfc_flags
68flag bits that are used to initialize a new mount point
69using the filesystem
70.El
71.Sh RETURN VALUES
72If the call to
73.Nm getvfsbyname
74is successful, 0 is returned.
75Otherwise \-1 is returned and
76.Va errno
77is set appropriately.
78.Sh ERRORS
79The following errors may be reported:
80.Bl -tag -width Er
81.It Bq Er EFAULT
82The
83.Fa vfc
84pointer contains an invalid address.
85.It Bq Er ENOENT
86The
87.Fa name
88specifies a filesystem that is unknown or not configured in the kernel.
89.Sh SEE ALSO
90.Xr mount 2 ,
91.Xr sysctl 3 ,
92.Xr mount 8 ,
93.Xr sysctl 8
94.Sh HISTORY
95A variant of the
96.Fn getvfsbyname
97function first appeared in
98.Fx 2.0 .
99