document use of null status pointer, distinguish between ptr and value

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/*-
 * Copyright (c) 1980, 1983, 1988 Regents of the University of California.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * %sccs.include.redist.c%
 *
 *	@(#)netdb.h	5.13 (Berkeley) %G%
 */

#define	_PATH_HEQUIV	"/etc/hosts.equiv"
#define	_PATH_HOSTS	"/etc/hosts"
#define	_PATH_NETWORKS	"/etc/networks"
#define	_PATH_PROTOCOLS	"/etc/protocols"
#define	_PATH_SERVICES	"/etc/services"

/*
 * Structures returned by network data base library.  All addresses are
 * supplied in host order, and returned in network order (suitable for
 * use in system calls).
 */
struct	hostent {
	char	*h_name;	/* official name of host */
	char	**h_aliases;	/* alias list */
	int	h_addrtype;	/* host address type */
	int	h_length;	/* length of address */
	char	*h_addr;	/* address */
};

/*
 * Assumption here is that a network number
 * fits in 32 bits -- probably a poor one.
 */
struct	netent {
	char		*n_name;	/* official name of net */
	char		**n_aliases;	/* alias list */
	int		n_addrtype;	/* net address type */
	unsigned long	n_net;		/* network # */
};

struct	servent {
	char	*s_name;	/* official service name */
	char	**s_aliases;	/* alias list */
	int	s_port;		/* port # */
	char	*s_proto;	/* protocol to use */
};

struct	protoent {
	char	*p_name;	/* official protocol name */
	char	**p_aliases;	/* alias list */
	int	p_proto;	/* protocol # */
};

/*
 * Error return codes from gethostbyname() and gethostbyaddr()
 * (left in extern int h_errno).
 */

#define	HOST_NOT_FOUND	1 /* Authoritative Answer Host not found */
#define	TRY_AGAIN	2 /* Non-Authoritive Host not found, or SERVERFAIL */
#define	NO_RECOVERY	3 /* Non recoverable errors, FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP */
#define	NO_DATA		4 /* Valid name, no data record of requested type */
#define	NO_ADDRESS	NO_DATA		/* no address, look for MX record */

#include <sys/cdefs.h>

__BEGIN_DECLS
void		endhostent __P((void));
void		endnetent __P((void));
void		endprotoent __P((void));
void		endservent __P((void));
struct hostent	*gethostbyaddr __P((const char *, int, int));
struct hostent	*gethostbyname __P((char *));
/* struct hostent *gethostent __P((void)); */
struct netent	*getnetbyaddr __P((long, int)); /* u_long? */
struct netent	*getnetbyname __P((const char *));
struct netent	*getnetent __P((void));
struct protoent	*getprotobyname __P((const char *));
struct protoent	*getprotobynumber __P((int));
struct protoent	*getprotoent __P((void));
struct servent	*getservbyname __P((const char *, const char *));
struct servent	*getservbyport __P((int, const char *));
struct servent	*getservent __P((void));
void		herror __P((const char *));
void		sethostent __P((int));
/* void		sethostfile __P((const char *)); */
void		setnetent __P((int));
void		setprotoent __P((int));
void		setservent __P((int));
__END_DECLS