xref: /openbsd/lib/libutil/getmaxpartitions.c (revision ee4ffdb6)
1 /*	$OpenBSD: getmaxpartitions.c,v 1.9 2016/08/27 03:54:20 guenther Exp $	*/
2 /*	$NetBSD: getmaxpartitions.c,v 1.1 1996/05/16 07:03:31 thorpej Exp $	*/
3 
4 /*-
5  * Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
6  * All rights reserved.
7  *
8  * This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
9  * by Jason R. Thorpe.
10  *
11  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
12  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
13  * are met:
14  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
15  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
16  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
17  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
18  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
19  *
20  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
21  * ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
22  * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
23  * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
24  * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
25  * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
26  * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
27  * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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29  * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
30  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
31  */
32 
33 #include <sys/types.h>
34 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
35 #include <stdio.h>		/* for NULL */
36 
37 #include "util.h"
38 
39 int
40 getmaxpartitions(void)
41 {
42 	int maxpart, mib[2];
43 	size_t varlen;
44 
45 	mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
46 	mib[1] = KERN_MAXPARTITIONS;
47 	varlen = sizeof(maxpart);
48 	if (sysctl(mib, 2, &maxpart, &varlen, NULL, (size_t)0) < 0)
49 		return (-1);
50 
51 	return (maxpart);
52 }
53