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STMFGETPROVIDERDATA 3STMF "Oct 7, 2008"
NAME
stmfGetProviderData - retrieve the data for the specified provider
SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lstmf [ library... ]
#include <libstmf.h>

int stmfGetProviderData(char *providerName, nvlist_t **nvl,
 int providerType);
PARAMETERS
providerNane

The name of the provider for which data is being retrieved.

nvl

A pointer to a pointer to an nvlist_t. On success, this will contain the nvlist retrieved. Caller is responsible for freeing the returned nvlist by calling nvlist_free(3NVPAIR).

providerType

The value for this parameter must be either STMF_LU_PROVIDER_TYPE or STMF_PORT_PROVIDER_TYPE.

DESCRIPTION

The stmfGetProviderData() function retrieves the data for the specified provider.

RETURN VALUES

The following values are returned: STMF_ERROR_NOMEM

The library was unable to allocate sufficient memory to return the data.

STMF_STATUS_SUCCESS

The API call was successful.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Committed (Obsolete)
MT-Level Safe
SEE ALSO

libstmf (3LIB), nvlist_free (3NVPAIR), stmfGetProviderDataProt (3STMF), attributes (7)

NOTES

The stmfGetProviderData() function is deprecated in favor of stmfGetProviderDataProt(3STMF) and may be removed in a future revision of libstmf(3LIB).