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- cap.3 describing library interface - cap_*.3 describing specific API calls APIs to follow relatively soon, code to follow later. Obtained from: TrustedBSD Project
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.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Robert N. M. Watson
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.\" TrustedBSD Project - support for POSIX.1e process capabilities
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.\"
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.Dd April 1, 2000
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.Dt CAP_FREE 3
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.Os FreeBSD 5.0
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm cap_free
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.Nd Release Memory Allocated to a Capability State in Working Storage
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
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.Fd #include <sys/capability.h>
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.Ft int
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.Fn cap_free "void *obj_d"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The function
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.Fn cap_free
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shall free any releasable memory currently allocated to the capability
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state in working storage identified by
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.Va obj_d .
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The
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.Va obj_d
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argument may identify either a cap_t entity, or a char * entity allocated
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by the
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.Fn cap_to_text
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function.
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.Pp
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.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
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FreeBSD's support for POSIX.1e interfaces and features is still under
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development at this time.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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Upon successful completion, the function shall return a value of zero.
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Otherwise, a value of -1 shall be returned and
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.Va errno
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set to indicate the error.
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.Sh ERRORS
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If any of the following conditions occur, the
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.Fn cap_free
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function shall return -1 and set
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.Va errno
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to the corresponding value:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EINVAL
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The value of the
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.Va cap_p
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argument does not refer to a capability state in the working storage.
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Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix, or the
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr cap 3 ,
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.Xr cap_dup 3 ,
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.Xr cap_from_text 3 ,
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.Xr cap_get_fd 3 ,
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.Xr cap_get_file 3 ,
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.Xr cap_get_proc 3 ,
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.Xr cap_init 3 ,
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.Xr cap_to_text 3 ,
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.Xr posix1e 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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POSIX.1e is described in IEEE POSIX.1e draft 17. Discussion
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of the draft continues on the cross-platform POSIX.1e implementation
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mailing list. To join this list, see the
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.Fx
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POSIX.1e implementation
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page for more information.
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.Sh HISTORY
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Support for POSIX.1e Capabilities was developed as part of the TrustedBSD
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Project.
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POSIX.1e Capability support was introduced in
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.Fx 5.0 ,
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and development continues.
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Robert N M Watson
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.Sh BUGS
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These features are not yet fully implemented.
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