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cc [ flag… ] file… -lMPAPI [ library… ] #include <mpapi.h> MP_STATUS MP_RegisterPlugin(MP_WCHAR *pPluginId, MP_CHAR *pFileName);
A pointer to the key name shall be the reversed domain name of the vendor followed by a “.”, followed by the vendor-specific name for the plugin that uniquely identifies it.
The full path name of the plugin library.
The MP_RegisterPlugin() function registers a plugin with the common library. The current implementation adds an entry to the /etc/mpapi.conf file.
Unlike some other APIs, this API is implemented entirely in the common library. It must be called before a plugin is invoked by the common library.
This API does not impact dynamically add or change plugins bound to a running library instance. Instead, it causes an application that is currently not using a plugin to access the specified plugin on future calls to the common library. This is generally the behavior expected from dynamically loaded modules.
This API is typically called by a plugin's installation software to inform the common library of the path for the plugin library.
It is not an error to re-register a plugin. However, a plugin has only one registration. The first call to deregister a plugin will deregister it no matter how many calls to register the plugin have been made.
A vendor may register multiple plugins by using separate plugin IDs and filenames.
The pFileName does not exist.
The operation is successful.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE |
ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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Interface Stability |
Standard: ANSI INCITS 412 Multipath Management API |
MT-Level |
Safe |
libMPAPI(3LIB), MP_DeregisterPlugin(3MPAPI), mpapi.conf(4), attributes(5)
Multipath Management API Version 1.0
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