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libnv: add note about nvlist_pack and nvlist_unpack

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Fix small typo as well.

Submitted by:	Mindaugas Rasiukevicius <rmind@netbsd.org>
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Mariusz Zaborski 2018-06-18 23:00:15 +00:00
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Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
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@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ The
.Fn nvlist_add_nvlist_array ,
.Fn nvlist_add_descriptor_array
functions add element to the given nvlist.
When adding string or binary buffor the functions will allocate memory
When adding string or binary buffer the functions will allocate memory
and copy the data over.
When adding nvlist, the nvlist will be cloned and clone will be added.
When adding descriptor, the descriptor will be duplicated using the
@ -768,6 +768,13 @@ function name from the nvlist and free all resources associated with it.
If element of the given name and the given type does not exist, the program
will be aborted.
The nvlist must not be in error state.
.Sh NOTES
The
.Fn nvlist_pack
and
.Fn nvlist_unpack
functions handle the byte-order conversions, so the binary buffer can be
packed/unpacked by the hosts with the different endianness.
.Sh EXAMPLES
The following example demonstrates how to prepare an nvlist and send it over
.Xr unix 4