From owner-svn-src-all@freebsd.org Mon Jul 13 15:17:30 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37A9A366AA7; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:17:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4B56hV0g2yz43mv; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:17:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EE75E1714B; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:17:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 06DFHTF5008684; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:17:29 GMT (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gbe@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 06DFHTrG008683; Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:17:29 GMT (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <202007131517.06DFHTrG008683@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: gbe set sender to gbe@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Gordon Bergling Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:17:29 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r363147 - head/lib/libc/gen X-SVN-Group: head X-SVN-Commit-Author: gbe X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/lib/libc/gen X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 363147 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: base MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:17:30 -0000 Author: gbe (doc committer) Date: Mon Jul 13 15:17:29 2020 New Revision: 363147 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/363147 Log: gethostname(3): Correct the reference of the undefined value HOST_NAME_MAX PR: 143472 Submitted by: bcran@ Reported by: Jeremy Huddleston Reviewed by: bcr (mentor) Approved by: bcr (mentor) MFC after: 1 week Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D25647 Modified: head/lib/libc/gen/gethostname.3 Modified: head/lib/libc/gen/gethostname.3 ============================================================================== --- head/lib/libc/gen/gethostname.3 Mon Jul 13 15:06:29 2020 (r363146) +++ head/lib/libc/gen/gethostname.3 Mon Jul 13 15:17:29 2020 (r363147) @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ .\" @(#)gethostname.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd August 18, 2003 +.Dd July 13, 2020 .Dt GETHOSTNAME 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ which has length This call is restricted to the super-user and is normally used only when the system is bootstrapped. .Pp -Host names are limited to -.Brq Dv HOST_NAME_MAX -characters, not including the trailing null, currently 255. +Applications should use +.Fn sysconf _SC_HOST_NAME_MAX +to find the maximum length of a host name (not including the terminating null). .Sh RETURN VALUES .Rv -std .Sh ERRORS