NAME

       ieee1284_free_ports - safely deallocate a port list

SYNOPSIS

       #include <ieee1284.h>

       void ieee1284_free_ports(struct parport_list *list);

DESCRIPTION

       When the port list will no longer be used, the program should call ieee1284_free_ports
       giving it a pointer to the parport_list structure that holds the list of ports returned by
       ieee1284_find_ports(3). The ports are reference counted with the ieee1284_open and
       ieee1284_close functions, and so the port list may be freed even if it contains pointers
       to ports that are still open.

AUTHOR

       Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
           Author.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2001-2003 Tim Waugh

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