.\" -*- nroff -*- .TH pcibios_strerror 9 "August 5, 1997" "Linux DDI" "BIOS32 Functions" .SH NAME pcibios_strerror \- Convert BIOS32 return codes to strings .SH SYNOPSIS .B #include .sp .BI "const\ char*\ pcibios_strerror(\%int\ " error\% ");" .SH DESCRIPTION The .B pcibios_strerror function converts a PCI BIOS32 error number into a human readable error message. The bios32 error codes are defined by the PCI standard. .SH "RETURN VALUE" The return value is a pointer to the error message. .SH "SEE ALSO" .hlm 0 .na .BR /usr/include/linux/bios32.h , .BR /usr/src/linux/arch/*/kernel/bios32.c .PP .I "PCI Local Bus -- PCI BIOS SPECIFICATION" .ad .SH AVAILABILITY Linux 1.0? .SH AUTHOR Kirk Petersen (kirk@speakeasy.org) .SH BUGS The result may or may not be overwritten by a subsequent call to this function. it is best to assume it does.