pcibios_strerror

Section: BIOS32 Functions (9)
Updated: August 5, 1997
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NAME

pcibios_strerror - Convert BIOS32 return codes to strings  

SYNOPSIS

#include <linux/bios32.h>

const char* pcibios_strerror(int error);  

DESCRIPTION

The pcibios_strerror function converts a PCI BIOS32 error number into a human readable error message. The bios32 error codes are defined by the PCI standard.  

RETURN VALUE

The return value is a pointer to the error message.  

SEE ALSO

/usr/include/linux/bios32.h, /usr/src/linux/arch/*/kernel/bios32.c

PCI Local Bus -- PCI BIOS SPECIFICATION  

AVAILABILITY

Linux 1.0?  

AUTHOR

Kirk Petersen (kirk@speakeasy.org)  

BUGS

The result may or may not be overwritten by a subsequent call to this function. it is best to assume it does.


 

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RETURN VALUE
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AVAILABILITY
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