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IBV_OPEN_DEVICE 3 2006-10-31 libibverbs "Libibverbs Programmer's Manual"
"NAME"
ibv_open_device, ibv_close_device - open and close an RDMA device context
"SYNOPSIS"
 #include <infiniband/verbs.h>  "struct ibv_context *ibv_open_device(struct ibv_device " "*device" ");  "int ibv_close_device(struct ibv_context " "*context" "); 
"DESCRIPTION"
ibv_open_device() opens the device device and creates a context for further use.

ibv_close_device() closes the device context context.

"RETURN VALUE"
ibv_open_device() returns a pointer to the allocated device context, or NULL if the request fails.

ibv_close_device() returns 0 on success, -1 on failure.

"NOTES"
ibv_close_device() does not release all the resources allocated using context context. To avoid resource leaks, the user should release all associated resources before closing a context.
"SEE ALSO"
ibv_get_device_list (3), ibv_query_device (3), ibv_query_port (3), ibv_query_gid (3), ibv_query_pkey (3)
"AUTHORS"

Dotan Barak <dotanba@gmail.com>