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Diffstat (limited to 'man')
| -rw-r--r-- | man/sd-login.xml | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/sd_get_seats.xml | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/sd_login_monitor_new.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/sd_seat_get_active.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/sd_session_is_active.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/sd_uid_get_state.xml | 13 |
6 files changed, 41 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/man/sd-login.xml b/man/sd-login.xml index 62ec6ffefd..9926d2b85c 100644 --- a/man/sd-login.xml +++ b/man/sd-login.xml @@ -75,7 +75,26 @@ actively make changes to the seat configuration, terminate login sessions, or switch session on a seat you need to utilize the D-Bus API of - systemd-logind.</para> + systemd-logind, instead.</para> + + <para>These functions access data in + <filename>/proc</filename>, + <filename>/sys/fs/cgroup</filename> and + <filename>/run</filename>. All of these are virtual + file systems, hence the runtime cost of the accesses + is relatively cheap.</para> + + <para>If the functions return string arrays, these are + generally NULL terminated and need to be freed by the + caller with the libc + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>free</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> + call after use, including the strings referenced + therein. Similar, individual strings returned need to + be freed, as well.</para> + + <para>As a special exception, instead of an empty + string array NULL may be returned, which should be + treated equivalent to an empty string array.</para> <para>See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_pid_get_session</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, diff --git a/man/sd_get_seats.xml b/man/sd_get_seats.xml index bbc396a09b..2ac76500ec 100644 --- a/man/sd_get_seats.xml +++ b/man/sd_get_seats.xml @@ -76,11 +76,13 @@ <para><function>sd_get_seats()</function> may be used to determine all currently available local - seats. Returns an array of seat identifiers. The - returned array and all strings it references need to - be freed with the libc + seats. Returns a NULL terminated array of seat + identifiers. The returned array and all strings it + references need to be freed with the libc <citerefentry><refentrytitle>free</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> - call after use.</para> + call after use. Note that instead of an empty array + NULL may be returned and should be considered + equivalent to an empty array.</para> <para>Similar, <function>sd_get_sessions()</function> may be used to determine all current login sessions.</para> @@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ <para> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_session_get_seat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_session_get_seat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> </para> </refsect1> diff --git a/man/sd_login_monitor_new.xml b/man/sd_login_monitor_new.xml index 2b37f00d30..de484329a9 100644 --- a/man/sd_login_monitor_new.xml +++ b/man/sd_login_monitor_new.xml @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ <para> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_get_seats</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_get_seats</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> </para> </refsect1> diff --git a/man/sd_seat_get_active.xml b/man/sd_seat_get_active.xml index e729a653b7..14cda60a56 100644 --- a/man/sd_seat_get_active.xml +++ b/man/sd_seat_get_active.xml @@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ determined. The arrays and the strings referenced by them need to be freed with the libc <citerefentry><refentrytitle>free</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> - call after use.</para> + call after use. Note that instead of an empty array + NULL may be returned and should be considered + equivalent to an empty array.</para> <para><function>sd_seat_can_multi_session()</function> may be used to determine whether a specific seat is @@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ <para> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_session_get_seat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_session_get_seat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> </para> </refsect1> diff --git a/man/sd_session_is_active.xml b/man/sd_session_is_active.xml index 82919f84fb..88b22fd9f8 100644 --- a/man/sd_session_is_active.xml +++ b/man/sd_session_is_active.xml @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ <para> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_pid_get_session</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_pid_get_session</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> </para> </refsect1> diff --git a/man/sd_uid_get_state.xml b/man/sd_uid_get_state.xml index a4e9e73087..67776257db 100644 --- a/man/sd_uid_get_state.xml +++ b/man/sd_uid_get_state.xml @@ -126,10 +126,13 @@ identifiers in <parameter>sessions</parameter> which needs to be freed by the caller with the libc <citerefentry><refentrytitle>free</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> - call after use, including all the strings referenced. If - the string array parameter is passed as NULL the array - will not be filled in, but the return code still - indicates the number of current sessions.</para> + call after use, including all the strings + referenced. If the string array parameter is passed as + NULL the array will not be filled in, but the return + code still indicates the number of current + sessions. Note that instead of an empty array NULL may + be returned and should be considered equivalent to an + empty array.</para> <para>Similar, <function>sd_uid_get_seats()</function> may be used to determine the list of seats on which @@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ <para> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_pid_get_owner_uid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_pid_get_owner_uid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> </para> </refsect1> |