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.TH IBV_ALLOC_SHPD 3 2012-02-29 libibverbs "Libibverbs Programmer's Manual"
.SH "NAME"
ibv_alloc_shpd \- allocate unique id for sharing a protection domain (PD). 
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.nf
.B #include <infiniband/verbs.h>
.sp
.BI "struct ibv_shpd *ibv_alloc_shpd(struct ibv_pd " "*pd" ", uint64_t "
.BI " " "                               share_key" ", struct ibv_shpd " "*shpd");
.sp
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B ibv_alloc_shpd()
allocates a unique identifier required for sharing the PD  
.I pd\fR with another process.
.I share_key
is a 64 bit key which needs to be provided with 
.B ibv_share_pd()
call by another process to share the same PD in that other process. The argument 
.I shpd
specifies a pointer to a user allocated area where libibverbs can write the unique identifier for the
.I pd\fR.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
.B ibv_alloc_shpd()
returns
.I shpd
- a pointer to the area where the unique identifier is written - or NULL if the request fails.

.\" Oracle has added the ARC stability level to this manual page
.SH ATTRIBUTES
See
.BR attributes (5)
for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp
.TS
box;
cbp-1 | cbp-1
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE 
=
Availability	network/open-fabrics
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Stability	Volatile
.TE 
.PP
.SH "NOTES"
.B ibv_alloc_shpd()
can be called on a particular PD only once.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ibv_share_pd (3)
.SH "AUTHORS"
.TP
Arun Kaimalettu <gotoarunk at gmail dot com>


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