libtraceevent(3)
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NAME
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tep_strerror - Returns a string describing regular errno and tep error number.

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
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*#include <event-parse.h>*

int *tep_strerror*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_errno _errnum_, char pass:[*]_buf_, size_t _buflen_);

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DESCRIPTION
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The *tep_strerror()* function converts tep error number into a human
readable string.
The _tep_ argument is trace event parser context. The _errnum_ is a regular
errno, defined in errno.h, or a tep error number. The string, describing this
error number is copied in the _buf_ argument. The _buflen_ argument is
the size of the _buf_.

It as a thread safe wrapper around strerror_r(). The library function has two
different behaviors - POSIX and GNU specific. The *tep_strerror()* API always
behaves as the POSIX version - the error string is copied in the user supplied
buffer.

RETURN VALUE
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The *tep_strerror()* function returns 0, if a valid _errnum_ is passed and the
string is copied into _buf_. If _errnum_ is not a valid error number,
-1 is returned and _buf_ is not modified.

EXAMPLE
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[source,c]
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#include <event-parse.h>
...
struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
...
char buf[32];
char *pool = calloc(1, 128);
if (tep == NULL) {
	tep_strerror(tep, TEP_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED, buf, 32);
	printf ("The pool is not initialized, %s", buf);
}
...
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FILES
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[verse]
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*event-parse.h*
	Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
*-ltraceevent*
	Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
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SEE ALSO
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*libtraceevent*(3), *trace-cmd*(1)

AUTHOR
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[verse]
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*Steven Rostedt* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *libtraceevent*.
*Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page.
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REPORTING BUGS
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Report bugs to  <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org>

LICENSE
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libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1

RESOURCES
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtraceevent.git/
