Re: [PATCH] if_nametoindex.3: add possible errno for if_nametoindex()

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On 05/09/2017 04:45 PM, Douglas Caetano dos Santos wrote:
> Checked against glibc and kernel code: when given name isn't a valid interface,
> kernel returns ENODEV and glibc just forwards it.

Thanks, Douglas. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> Signed-off-by: Douglas Caetano dos Santos <douglascs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  man3/if_nametoindex.3 | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/if_nametoindex.3 b/man3/if_nametoindex.3
> index 9689cdbd7..cfe49bc91 100644
> --- a/man3/if_nametoindex.3
> +++ b/man3/if_nametoindex.3
> @@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ on error, NULL is returned and
>  .I errno
>  is set appropriately.
>  .SH ERRORS
> +.BR if_nametoindex ()
> +may fail and set
> +.I errno
> +if:
> +.TP
> +.B ENODEV
> +No interface found with given name.
> +.PP
>  .BR if_indextoname ()
>  may fail and set
>  .I errno
> 


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