opensolaris man page for dlpi_mactype

Query: dlpi_mactype

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Section: 3dlpi

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dlpi_mactype(3DLPI)				  Data Link Provider Interface Library Functions			       dlpi_mactype(3DLPI)

NAME
dlpi_mactype - convert a DLPI MAC type to a string
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -ldlpi [ library ... ] #include <libdlpi.h> const char *dlpi_mactype(uint_t mactype);
DESCRIPTION
The dlpi_mactype() function returns a pointer to a string that describes the specified mactype. Possible MAC types are defined in <sys/dlpi.h>. The string is not dynamically allocated and must not be freed by the caller.
RETURN VALUES
Upon success, the function returns a pointer string that describes the MAC type. If mactype is unknown, the string "Unknown MAC Type" is returned.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for description of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Committed | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
libdlpi(3LIB), attributes(5) SunOS 5.11 15 Jun 2007 dlpi_mactype(3DLPI)
Related Man Pages
dlpi_bind(3dlpi) - opensolaris
dlpi_disabnotify(3dlpi) - opensolaris
dlpi_promiscon(3dlpi) - opensolaris
dlpi_unbind(3dlpi) - opensolaris
libdlpi(3lib) - opensolaris
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