1 /* $OpenBSD: getmaxpartitions.c,v 1.2 1996/06/17 07:46:01 downsj 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 * 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 28 * ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED 29 * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 30 * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE 31 * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR 32 * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF 33 * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS 34 * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN 35 * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) 36 * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE 37 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 38 */ 39 40 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint) 41 static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: getmaxpartitions.c,v 1.1 1996/05/16 07:03:31 thorpej Exp $"; 42 #endif 43 44 #include <sys/param.h> 45 #include <sys/sysctl.h> 46 47 #include "util.h" 48 49 int 50 getmaxpartitions() 51 { 52 int maxpart, mib[2]; 53 size_t varlen; 54 55 mib[0] = CTL_KERN; 56 mib[1] = KERN_MAXPARTITIONS; 57 varlen = sizeof(maxpart); 58 if (sysctl(mib, 2, &maxpart, &varlen, NULL, 0) < 0) 59 return (-1); 60 61 return (maxpart); 62 } 63