gnutls_pkcs11_reinit(3)

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version 3.8.13 · 7 versions
, in alpine 3.22, alpine 3.23, alpine 3.24, arch rolling, fedora 43, fedora 44, ubuntu stonking

💖 gnutls_pkcs11_reinit(3) — the gnutls manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so welcome to the gnutls manual page for gnutls_pkcs11_reinit, and yes we are doing this together, grab a snack 🍓

✨ NAME ✨

gnutls_pkcs11_reinit — it's an API function, that's the whole name, that's the vibe 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <gnutls/pkcs11.h>

int gnutls_pkcs11_reinit( void);

like look at her. one include, one call, zero arguments. main character energy fr fr 👑

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • void — literally nothing. no params. she takes no input and she doesn't want any. iconic behavior 🎀

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does she DO. bestie. this function reinitializes the PKCS 11 subsystem inside gnutls. that's the whole job. no cap. 🔥

and WHY would you ever need that, you ask? because PKCS 11 requires it when an application uses fork(). like, fork() makes a whole new child process, and PKCS 11 gets weird about it. so the reinitialization function must be called on the child. on the CHILD. not the parent. the child. I'm being so serious rn 😭

⚠️ okay but listen — since GnuTLS 3.3.0, the reinitialization of the PKCS 11 subsystem happens automatically after fork(). so if you're on anything modern, she's already handling it for you. you're welcome. 💖

✨ RETURNS ✨

  • on success you get GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS which is <rainbow>0</rainbow> 🎉
  • otherwise you get a negative error value and you should go read what went wrong, ngl

✨ SINCE ✨

3.0 — she's been here since 3.0, a true veteran, we stan a legacy icon 🌸

✨ REPORTING BUGS ✨

found a bug? don't be shy, tell the devs 🫶

Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others. ✨

Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. (yes this is the legal bit, it's giving very "please keep this paragraph" and honestly? respect. 💜)

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual 📖 if the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form, go visit:

https://www.gnutls.org/manual/
🌈 that's the whole page bestie, you understood it, I believe in you, go reinitialize something (or don't, it's automatic now) 💅✨

gnutls 3.8.13 — that's the manual/version this page ships with, and it's the gnutls manual page for gnutls_pkcs11_reinit(3) 🦋 mwah, bye!! 🎀💖

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