libbe(3)/bectl(8): Provide and use proper alloc/free for property lists

3 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libbe/be.h b/lib/libbe/be.h
index 1b3218c206a4..f532718b81d6 100644
--- a/lib/libbe/be.h
+++ b/lib/libbe/be.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ const char *be_nextboot_path(libbe_handle_t *);
 const char *be_root_path(libbe_handle_t *);
 
 int be_get_bootenv_props(libbe_handle_t *, nvlist_t *);
+int be_prop_list_alloc(nvlist_t **be_list);
 void be_prop_list_free(nvlist_t *be_list);
 
 int be_activate(libbe_handle_t *, char *, bool);
diff --git a/lib/libbe/be_info.c b/lib/libbe/be_info.c
index 3f638163a783..7cb014086db0 100644
--- a/lib/libbe/be_info.c
+++ b/lib/libbe/be_info.c
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ prop_list_builder(prop_data_t *data)
 }
 
 
+int
+be_prop_list_alloc(nvlist_t **be_list)
+{
+
+	return (nvlist_alloc(be_list, NV_UNIQUE_NAME, KM_SLEEP));
+}
+
 /*
  * frees property list and its children
  */
diff --git a/lib/libbe/libbe.3 b/lib/libbe/libbe.3
index 2ddb2b0a0c58..db94dca78467 100644
--- a/lib/libbe/libbe.3
+++ b/lib/libbe/libbe.3
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ of state to be retained, such as errors from previous operations.
 .Ft int
 .Fn be_add_child "libbe_handle_t *, char *, bool" ;
 .Pp
+.Ft int
+.Fn be_prop_list_alloc "nvlist_t **" ;
+.Pp
+.Ft int
+.Fn be_get_bootenv_props "libbe_handle_t *, nvlist_t *" ;
+.Pp
+.Ft void
+.Fn be_prop_list_free "nvlist_t *" ;
 .\" .Ft void
 .\" .Fn mp_mfree "MINT *mp" ;
 .\" .Bd -ragged -offset indent