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 .

IEEE/The Open Group                                   2003                                   IF_FREENAMEINDEX(P)