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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/db/man/hcreate.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/db/man/hcreate.3 | 16 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/db/man/hcreate.3 b/lib/libc/db/man/hcreate.3 index 3b26e926ae3..2afc1f9b211 100644 --- a/lib/libc/db/man/hcreate.3 +++ b/lib/libc/db/man/hcreate.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: hcreate.3,v 1.2 2001/08/06 10:42:25 mpech Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: hcreate.3,v 1.3 2002/05/01 08:03:29 mpech Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: hcreate.3,v 1.2.4.1 2001/03/13 21:19:18 he Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. @@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ function allocates and initializes the table. The .Fa nel argument specifies an estimate of the maximum number of entries to be held -by the table. Unless further memory allocation fails, supplying an +by the table. +Unless further memory allocation fails, supplying an insufficient .Fa nel value will not result in functional harm, although a performance degradation @@ -85,8 +86,9 @@ the data can no longer be accessed. .Pp The .Fn hsearch -function is used to search to the hash table. It returns a pointer into the -hash table indicating the address of an item. The +function is used to search to the hash table. +It returns a pointer into the hash table indicating the address of an item. +The .Fa item argument is of type .Dv ENTRY , @@ -121,7 +123,8 @@ and .Fa data elements of .Fa item -are used directly by the new table entry. The storage for the +are used directly by the new table entry. +The storage for the key must not be modified during the lifetime of the hash table. .It Dv FIND Search the hash table without inserting @@ -130,7 +133,8 @@ Search the hash table without inserting .Sh RETURN VALUES If successful, the .Fn hcreate -function returns a non-zero value. Otherwise, a value of 0 is returned and +function returns a non-zero value. +Otherwise, a value of 0 is returned and .Va errno is set to indicate the error. .Pp |