iscsi_iface_iname_get(3)

πŸ’… iscsi_iface_iname_get(3) β€” like, the API Manual, section 3, bestie πŸŽ€

okay so picture this: you're deep in libiscsi land (that's the API Manual, section 3, bestie, write it on your hand) and you just need the initiator name off an iSCSI interface. that's it. that's the whole vibe. this little function is your girl 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

iscsi_iface_iname_get β€” retrieve the initiator name of the specified iSCSI interface. no cap, that's literally the job πŸ’…

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

const char * iscsi_iface_iname_get (struct iscsi_iface *iface);

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • iface β€” a pointer to struct iscsi_iface. sounds chill, right? πŸ₯° BUT β€” and i cannot stress this enough β€” if this pointer is NULL, your program will be terminated by assert. like, lights out, game over, main character arc ended early πŸ’€ so please, for the love of everything, don't hand it a null. do the vibe check first, i'm begging πŸ™ˆ

πŸŽ€ DESCRIPTION πŸŽ€

it retrieves the initiator name of the specified iSCSI interface. that's the whole plot. short episode, iconic, ate, no notes βœ¨πŸ‘‘

⭐ RETURN ⭐

it returns a const char *. and here's the part where you get to relax: no need to free this memory 😌 the resources will get freed by iscsi_session_free or iscsi_sessions_free β€” so don't you dare go freeing it yourself, that's not your job, that's their job, let them handle their own business fr fr πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ


πŸ’– reminder bestie: NULL iface = terminated by assert. not a drill. not the vibe. check it first 🫢

🌈 that's the whole page!! written September 2026, straight from the API Manual, titled iscsi_iface_iname_get, section 3 β€” mwah, go forth and get those initiator names, you absolute icon πŸ‘‘πŸ’œ

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