xref: /openbsd-src/lib/libutil/getmaxpartitions.c (revision 799f675f6700f14e59124f9825c723e9f2ce19dc)
1 /*	$OpenBSD: getmaxpartitions.c,v 1.6 2006/04/02 02:10:35 deraadt 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
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19  * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
20  *    must display the following acknowledgement:
21  *        This product includes software developed by the NetBSD
22  *        Foundation, Inc. and its contributors.
23  * 4. Neither the name of The NetBSD Foundation nor the names of its
24  *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
25  *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
26  *
27  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
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29  * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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38  */
39 
40 #include <sys/param.h>
41 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
42 
43 #include "util.h"
44 
45 int
46 getmaxpartitions(void)
47 {
48 	int maxpart, mib[2];
49 	size_t varlen;
50 
51 	mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
52 	mib[1] = KERN_MAXPARTITIONS;
53 	varlen = sizeof(maxpart);
54 	if (sysctl(mib, 2, &maxpart, &varlen, NULL, (size_t)0) < 0)
55 		return (-1);
56 
57 	return (maxpart);
58 }
59