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34.\" $FreeBSD$
35.Dd December 21, 2001
36.Dt MAC_FREE 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm mac_free
40.Nd free MAC label
41.Sh LIBRARY
42.Lb libc
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.In sys/mac.h
45.Ft int
46.Fn mac_free "void *buf_p"
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Fn mac_free
50function frees the storage allocated to contain either a
51.Vt mac_t
52or a
53.Vt char * ,
54as allocated by the
55.Fn mac_to_text
56function.
57.Sh RETURN VALUES
58The
59.Fn mac_free
60function always returns 0.
61.Sh SEE ALSO
62.Xr mac 3 ,
63.Xr mac_get 3 ,
64.Xr mac_set 3 ,
65.Xr mac_text 3
66.Sh STANDARDS
67POSIX.1e is described in IEEE POSIX.1e draft 17.
68Discussion of the draft
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