BIO_new, BIO_up_ref, BIO_free, BIO_vfree, BIO_free_all - BIO allocation and freeing functions
#include <openssl/bio.h>
BIO * BIO_new(const BIO_METHOD *type); int BIO_up_ref(BIO *a); int BIO_free(BIO *a); void BIO_vfree(BIO *a); void BIO_free_all(BIO *a);
The BIO_new()
function returns a new BIO using method type.
BIO_up_ref()
increments the reference count associated with the BIO object.
BIO_free()
frees up a single BIO, BIO_vfree()
also frees up a single BIO
but it does not return a value.
If a is NULL nothing is done.
Calling BIO_free()
may also have some effect
on the underlying I/O structure, for example it may close the file being
referred to under certain circumstances. For more details see the individual
BIO_METHOD descriptions.
BIO_free_all()
frees up an entire BIO chain, it does not halt if an error
occurs freeing up an individual BIO in the chain.
If a is NULL nothing is done.
BIO_new()
returns a newly created BIO or NULL if the call fails.
BIO_up_ref()
and BIO_free()
return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
BIO_free_all()
and BIO_vfree()
do not return values.
If BIO_free()
is called on a BIO chain it will only free one BIO resulting
in a memory leak.
Calling BIO_free_all()
on a single BIO has the same effect as calling BIO_free()
on it other than the discarded return value.
BIO_set()
was removed in OpenSSL 1.1.0 as BIO type is now opaque.
Create a memory BIO:
BIO *mem = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem());
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