MP_GETASSOCIATEDPLUGINOID(3MPAPI)
Common Multipath Management Library Functions

NAME

MP_GetAssociatedPluginOid - get the object ID for the plugin

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lMPAPI [ library... ]
#include <mpapi.h>

MP_STATUS MP_GetAssociatedPluginOid(MP_OID oid,
MP_OID *pPluginOID);

PARAMETERS

oid
The object ID of an object that has been received from
a previous API call.


pPluginOID
A pointer to an object ID that has type MP_OID
structure allocated by the caller. With a successful
return this will contain the object ID of the plugin
associated with the object specified by the oid.

DESCRIPTION

The MP_GetAssociatedPluginOid() function gets the object ID for the
plugin associated with the specified object ID. The sequence number
subfield of the oid is not validate since this API is implemented in
the common library.

RETURN VALUES

MP_STATUS_INVALID_OBJECT_TYPE

The oid does not specify any valid object type. This is most
likely to happen if an uninitialized object ID is passed to the
API.


MP_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER

The pluginOid is null or specifies a memory area to which data
cannot be written.


MP_STATUS_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND

The oid owner ID is invalid.

ATTRIBUTES

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


+--------------------+---------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+---------------------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard: ANSI INCITS 412 |
| | Multipath Management API |
+--------------------+---------------------------+
|MT-Level | Safe |
+--------------------+---------------------------+

SEE ALSO

libMPAPI(3LIB), attributes(7)


Multipath Management API Version 1.0

February 15, 2006
MP_GETASSOCIATEDPLUGINOID(3MPAPI)