GSS_RELEASE_BUFFER(3GSS) Generic Security Services API Library Functions

NAME

gss_release_buffer - free buffer storage allocated by a GSS-API
function

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lgss [ library... ]
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>

OM_uint32 gss_release_buffer(OM_uint32 *minor_status, gss_buffer_tbuffer);

DESCRIPTION

The gss_release_buffer() function frees buffer storage allocated by
a GSS-API function. The gss_release_buffer() function also zeros the
length field in the descriptor to which the buffer parameter refers,
while the GSS-API function sets the pointer field in the descriptor
to NULL. Any buffer object returned by a GSS-API function may be
passed to gss_release_buffer(), even if no storage is associated with
the buffer.

PARAMETERS

The parameter descriptions for gss_release_buffer() follow:

minor_status
Mechanism-specific status code.


buffer
The storage associated with the buffer will be
deleted. The gss_buffer_desc() object will not be
freed; however, its length field will be zeroed.

ERRORS

The gss_release_buffer() function may return the following status
codes:

GSS_S_COMPLETE
Successful completion


GSS_S_FAILURE
The underlying mechanism detected an error for
which no specific GSS status code is defined. The
mechanism-specific status code reported by means of
the minor_status parameter details the error
condition.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+---------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Safe |
+---------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

attributes(7)


Solaris Security for Developers Guide

January 15, 2003 GSS_RELEASE_BUFFER(3GSS)