getmaxpartitions(3) - NetBSD Manual Pages

Command:
Section:
Arch:
Collection:
>>>
GETMAXPARTITIONS(3)     NetBSD Library Functions Manual    GETMAXPARTITIONS(3)


NAME

     getmaxpartitions -- get the maximum number of partitions allowed per disk


LIBRARY

     System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <util.h>

     int
     getmaxpartitions(void);


DESCRIPTION

     getmaxpartitions() returns the number of partitions that are allowed per
     disk on the system, or -1 in case of an error, setting the global errno
     variable.  The possible values for errno are the same as in sysctl(3).


SEE ALSO

     getrawpartition(3), sysctl(3)


HISTORY

     The getmaxpartitions function call appeared in NetBSD 1.2.

NetBSD 5.1                       May 24, 2006                       NetBSD 5.1