NAME¶
g_provider_by_name —
find GEOM provider
with given name
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <geom/geom.h>
struct g_provider *
g_provider_by_name(
const
char *name);
DESCRIPTION¶
The
g_provider_by_name() function searches for a provider
called
name and returns the structure
g_provider bound to it. Argument
name should be a name, not a full path (i.e.,
“
da0”, instead of
“
/dev/da0”).
RESTRICTIONS/CONDITIONS¶
The topology lock has to be held.
RETURN VALUES¶
The
g_provider_by_name() function returns a pointer to the
provider called
name or
NULL
if
there is no such provider.
SEE ALSO¶
geom(4),
DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(9),
g_access(9),
g_attach(9),
g_bio(9),
g_consumer(9),
g_data(9),
g_event(9),
g_geom(9),
g_provider(9),
g_wither_geom(9)
AUTHORS¶
This manual page was written by
Pawel Jakub Dawidek
⟨pjd@FreeBSD.org⟩.