.TH LLAPI_LOV_PATTERN_STRING 3 2025-06-04 "Lustre User API" "Lustre Library Functions"
.SH NAME
llapi_lov_pattern_string \- convert LOV_PATTERN mask to string
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <lustre/lustreapi.h>
.PP
.BI "int llapi_lov_pattern_string(enum lov_pattern " pattern ", char *" buf \
                                ", size_t " buflen ");"
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B llapi_lov_pattern_string()
converts the
.I pattern
mask to a comma-separated string of pattern names
in the
.I buf
buffer, up to
.I buflen
bytes in length.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.B llapi_lov_pattern_string()
returns a pointer to the
.B buf
string on success, or NULL on failure
(currently only in case of buffer overflow).
.SH AVAILABILITY
.BR llapi_lov_pattern_string ()
is part of the
.BR lustre (7)
user application interface library since release 2.17.0
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR llapi_lov_string_pattern (3),
.BR lustre (7),
.BR lustreapi (7)