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3*4724848cSchristos=head1 NAME
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5*4724848cSchristosSSL_free_buffers, SSL_alloc_buffers - manage SSL structure buffers
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7*4724848cSchristos=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9*4724848cSchristos #include <openssl/ssl.h>
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11*4724848cSchristos int SSL_free_buffers(SSL *ssl);
12*4724848cSchristos int SSL_alloc_buffers(SSL *ssl);
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14*4724848cSchristos=head1 DESCRIPTION
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16*4724848cSchristosSSL_free_buffers() frees the read and write buffers of the given B<ssl>.
17*4724848cSchristosSSL_alloc_buffers() allocates the read and write buffers of the given B<ssl>.
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19*4724848cSchristosThe B<SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS> mode releases read or write buffers whenever
20*4724848cSchristosthe buffers have been drained. These functions allow applications to manually
21*4724848cSchristoscontrol when buffers are freed and allocated.
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23*4724848cSchristosAfter freeing the buffers, the buffers are automatically reallocated upon a
24*4724848cSchristosnew read or write. The SSL_alloc_buffers() does not need to be called, but
25*4724848cSchristoscan be used to make sure the buffers are preallocated. This can be used to
26*4724848cSchristosavoid allocation during data processing or with CRYPTO_set_mem_functions()
27*4724848cSchristosto control where and how buffers are allocated.
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29*4724848cSchristos=head1 RETURN VALUES
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31*4724848cSchristosThe following return values can occur:
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35*4724848cSchristos=item 0 (Failure)
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37*4724848cSchristosThe SSL_free_buffers() function returns 0 when there is pending data to be
38*4724848cSchristosread or written. The SSL_alloc_buffers() function returns 0 when there is
39*4724848cSchristosan allocation failure.
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41*4724848cSchristos=item 1 (Success)
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43*4724848cSchristosThe SSL_free_buffers() function returns 1 if the buffers have been freed. This
44*4724848cSchristosvalue is also returned if the buffers had been freed before calling
45*4724848cSchristosSSL_free_buffers().
46*4724848cSchristosThe SSL_alloc_buffers() function returns 1 if the buffers have been allocated.
47*4724848cSchristosThis value is also returned if the buffers had been allocated before calling
48*4724848cSchristosSSL_alloc_buffers().
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52*4724848cSchristos=head1 SEE ALSO
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54*4724848cSchristosL<SSL_free(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)>,
55*4724848cSchristosL<SSL_new(3)>, L<SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)>,
56*4724848cSchristosL<CRYPTO_set_mem_functions>
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58*4724848cSchristos=head1 COPYRIGHT
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60*4724848cSchristosCopyright 2017-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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62*4724848cSchristosLicensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
63*4724848cSchristosthis file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
64*4724848cSchristosin the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
65*4724848cSchristosL<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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