---
name: "nbd_get_tls_priority"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnbd"
version: "1.24.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nbd_get_tls_priority"
---

# nbd\_get\_tls\_priority(3)

get the current TLS priority

## NAME

nbd\_get\_tls\_priority - get the current TLS priority

## SYNOPSIS

```
 #include <libnbd.h>
 char * nbd_get_tls_priority (
          struct nbd_handle *h
        );
```

## DESCRIPTION

Get the current TLS priority.

If [**nbd\_set\_tls\_priority**(3)](/nbd_set_tls_priority/3.md) was not called previously, then this returns the compile time default TLS priority.

## RETURN VALUE

This call returns a string.  The caller must free the returned string to avoid a memory leak.

## ERRORS

On error `"NULL"` is returned.

Refer to "ERROR HANDLING" in [**libnbd**(3)](/libnbd/3.md) for how to get further details of the error.

The following parameters must not be NULL: `"h"`. For more information see "Non-NULL parameters" in [**libnbd**(3)](/libnbd/3.md).

## VERSION

This function first appeared in libnbd 1.24.

If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check if the following macro is defined:

```
 #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_GET_TLS_PRIORITY 1
```

## SEE ALSO

[**nbd\_create**(3)](/nbd_create/3.md), [**nbd\_set\_tls\_priority**(3)](/nbd_set_tls_priority/3.md), [**libnbd**(3)](/libnbd/3.md).

## AUTHORS

Eric Blake

Richard W.M. Jones

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright Red Hat

## LICENSE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA