DDI_GET_EVENTCOOKIE(9F)DDI_GET_EVENTCOOKIE(9F)NAME
ddi_get_eventcookie - retrieve a NDI event service cookie handle
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/dditypes.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
int ddi_get_eventcookie(dev_info_t *dip, char *name,
ddi_eventcookie_t *event_cookiep);
INTERFACE LEVEL
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).
PARAMETERS
dev_info_t *dip
Child device node requesting the cookie.
char *name
NULL-terminated string containing the name of the event.
ddi_eventcookie_t *event_cookiep
Pointer to cookie where event cookie will be returned.
DESCRIPTION
The ddi_get_eventcookie() function queries the device tree for a cookie
matching the given event name and returns a reference to that cookie.
The search is performed by a calling up the device tree hierarchy until
the request is satisfied by a bus nexus driver, or the top of the
dev_info tree is reached.
The cookie returned by this function can be used to register a callback
handler, unregister a callback handler, or post an event.
RETURN VALUES
DDI_SUCCESS
Cookie handle is returned.
DDI_FAILURE
Request was not serviceable by any nexus driver in the
driver's ancestral device tree hierarchy.
CONTEXT
The ddi_get_eventcookie() function can be called from user and kernel
contexts only.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for a description of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ Committed │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOattributes(5), ddi_add_event_handler(9F), ddi_remove_event_handler(9F)
Writing Device Drivers
Nov 6, 2003 DDI_GET_EVENTCOOKIE(9F)