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explain_munmap(3)	    Library Functions Manual	       explain_munmap(3)

NAME
     explain_munmap - explain munmap(2) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/munmap.h>
     const char *explain_munmap(void *data, size_t data_size);
     const char *explain_errno_munmap(int errnum, void *data, size_t data_size);
     void explain_message_munmap(char *message, int message_size, void *data,
     size_t data_size);
     void explain_message_errno_munmap(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, void *data, size_t data_size);

DESCRIPTION
     These  functions  may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by
     the munmap(2) system call.

   explain_munmap
     const char *explain_munmap(void *data, size_t data_size);

     The explain_munmap function is used to obtain an explanation  of  an  error
     returned  by  the munmap(2) system call. The least the message will contain
     is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do  much  better,  and
     indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be de-
     coded.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the munmap(2) system call.

     data_size
	     The original data_size, exactly as passed to the  munmap(2)  system
	     call.

     Returns:
	     The  message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared by
	     all libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their  ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note:  This  function is not thread safe, because it shares a return buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar  to  the
     following example:
	    if (munmap(data, data_size) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_munmap(data, data_size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code  example	is  available  pre-packaged  as the explain_mun-
     map_or_die(3) function.

   explain_errno_munmap
     const char *explain_errno_munmap(int errnum, void *data, size_t data_size);

     The explain_errno_munmap function is used to obtain an  explanation  of  an
     error  returned  by  the  munmap(2) system call. The least the message will
     contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do  much  bet-
     ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     errnum  The  error  value	to  be	decoded, usually obtained from the errno
	     global variable just before this function is called. This is neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained and this function, because many libc functions  will  alter
	     the value of errno.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the munmap(2) system call.

     data_size
	     The  original  data_size, exactly as passed to the munmap(2) system
	     call.

     Returns:
	     The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared  by
	     all  libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a  return  buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (munmap(data, data_size) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_munmap(err, data,
		data_size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code  example  is  available  pre-packaged  as  the  explain_mun-
     map_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_munmap
     void explain_message_munmap(char *message, int message_size, void *data,
     size_t data_size);

     The  explain_message_munmap function is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error returned by the munmap(2) system call. The  least  the  message  will
     contain  is  the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much bet-
     ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be  de-
     coded.

     message
	     The  location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The size in bytes of the location in which to  store  the	returned
	     message.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the munmap(2) system call.

     data_size
	     The  original  data_size, exactly as passed to the munmap(2) system
	     call.

     Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar  to  the
     following example:
	    if (munmap(data, data_size) < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_munmap(message, sizeof(message), data,
		data_size);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code  example	is  available  pre-packaged  as the explain_mun-
     map_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_errno_munmap
     void explain_message_errno_munmap(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, void *data, size_t data_size);

     The explain_message_errno_munmap function is used to obtain an  explanation
     of  an  error  returned by the munmap(2) system call. The least the message
     will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will	do  much
     better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     message
	     The  location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The size in bytes of the location in which to  store  the	returned
	     message.

     errnum  The  error  value	to  be	decoded, usually obtained from the errno
	     global variable just before this function is called. This is neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained and this function, because many libc functions  will  alter
	     the value of errno.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the munmap(2) system call.

     data_size
	     The  original  data_size, exactly as passed to the munmap(2) system
	     call.

     Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar  to  the
     following example:
	    if (munmap(data, data_size) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_munmap(message, sizeof(message), err,
		data, data_size);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code  example	is  available  pre-packaged  as the explain_mun-
     map_or_die(3) function.

SEE ALSO
     munmap(2)
	     unmap a file or device from memory

     explain_munmap_or_die(3)
	     unmap a file or device from memory and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller

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