NAME

       if_freenameindex - free memory allocated by if_nameindex

SYNOPSIS

       #include <net/if.h>

       void if_freenameindex(struct if_nameindex *ptr);

DESCRIPTION

       The if_freenameindex() function shall free the memory allocated by if_nameindex(). The ptr
       argument shall be a pointer that was returned by if_nameindex(). After  if_freenameindex()
       has been called, the application shall not use the array of which ptr is the address.

RETURN VALUE

       None.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       getsockopt()  ,  if_indextoname() , if_nameindex() , if_nametoindex() , setsockopt() , the
       Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <net/if.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and  reproduced  in  electronic  form  from  IEEE  Std
       1003.1,  2003  Edition,  Standard  for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System
       Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by
       the  Institute  of  Electrical  and  Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE  and  The  Open  Group
       Standard,  the  original  IEEE  and  The  Open Group Standard is the referee document. The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .