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G_PROVIDER_BY_NAME(9) FreeBSD Kernel Developer's Manual G_PROVIDER_BY_NAME(9)
NAME
g_provider_by_name - find GEOM provider with given name
SYNOPSIS
#include <geom/geom.h>
struct g_provider *
g_provider_by_name(const char *name);
DESCRIPTION
The g_provider_by_name() function searches for a provider called name and
returns the structure g_provider bound to it. Argument name can be a
name or full path (i.e., "da0", or "/dev/da0").
RESTRICTIONS/CONDITIONS
The topology lock has to be held.
RETURN VALUES
The g_provider_by_name() function returns a pointer to the provider
called name or NULL if there is no such provider.
SEE ALSO
geom(4), DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(9), g_access(9), g_attach(9), g_bio(9),
g_consumer(9), g_data(9), g_event(9), g_geom(9), g_provider(9),
g_wither_geom(9)
AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org>.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 January 29, 2021 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11