GETMAXPARTITIONS(3)

GETMAXPARTITIONS(3) | NetBSD Library Functions Manual | GETMAXPARTITIONS(3)

# NAME

getmaxpartitions — get the maximum number of partitions allowed per disk

# LIBRARY

System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <util.h>

int
getmaxpartitions(void);

# DESCRIPTION

getmaxpartitions() returns the number of partitions that are allowed per disk on the system, or -1 in case of an error, setting the global errno variable. The possible values for errno are the same as in sysctl(3).

# SEE ALSO

getrawpartition(3), sysctl(3)

# HISTORY

The getmaxpartitions() function call appeared in NetBSD 1.2.

May 4, 2010 | NetBSD 5.99