devid_get(3DEVID) Device ID Library Functions devid_get(3DEVID)
NAME
devid_get, devid_compare, devid_deviceid_to_nmlist, devid_free, devid_free_nmlist, devid_get_minor_name, devid_sizeof, devid_str_decode,
devid_str_free, devid_str_encode, devid_valid - device ID interfaces for user applications
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -ldevid [ library... ]
#include <devid.h>
int devid_get(int fd, ddi_devid_t *retdevid);
void devid_free(ddi_devid_t devid);
int devid_get_minor_name(int fd, char **retminor_name);
int devid_deviceid_to_nmlist(char *search_path, ddi_devid_t devid, char *minor_name, devid_nmlist_t **retlist);
void devid_free_nmlist(devid_nmlist_t *list);
int devid_compare(ddi_devid_t devid1, ddi_devid_t devid2);
size_t devid_sizeof(ddi_devid_t devid);
int devid_valid(ddi_devid_t devid);
char *devid_str_encode(ddi_devid_t devid, char *minor_name);
int devid_str_decode(char *devidstr, ddi_devid_t *retdevid, char **retminor_name);
void devid_str_free(char *str);
DESCRIPTION
These functions provide unique identifiers (device IDs) for devices. Applications and device drivers use these functions to identify and
locate devices, independent of the device's physical connection or its logical device name or number.
The devid_get() function returns in retdevid the device ID for the device associated with the open file descriptor fd, which refers to any
device. It returns an error if the device does not have an associated device ID. The caller must free the memory allocated for retdevid
using the devid_free() function.
The devid_free() function frees the space that was allocated for the returned devid by devid_get() and devid_str_decode().
The devid_get_minor_name() function returns the minor name, in retminor_name, for the device associated with the open file descriptor fd.
This name is specific to the particular minor number, but is "instance number" specific. The caller of this function must free the memory
allocated for the returned retminor_name string using devid_str_free().
The devid_deviceid_to_nmlist() function returns an array of devid_nmlist structures, where each entry matches the devid and minor_name
passed in. If the minor_name specified is one of the special values (DEVID_MINOR_NAME_ALL, DEVID_MINOR_NAME_ALL_CHR, or
DEVID_MINOR_NAME_ALL_BLK) , then all minor names associated with devid which also meet the special minor_name filtering requirements are
returned. The devid_nmlist structure contains the device name and device number. The last entry of the array contains a null pointer for
the devname and NODEV for the device number. This function traverses the file tree, starting at search_path. For each device with a match-
ing device ID and minor name tuple, a device name and device number are added to the retlist. If no matches are found, an error is
returned. The caller of this function must free the memory allocated for the returned array with the devid_free_nmlist() function. This
function may take a long time to complete if called with the device ID of an unattached device.
The devid_free_nmlist() function frees the memory allocated by the devid_deviceid_to_nmlist() function.
The devid_compare() function compares two device IDs and determines both equality and sort order. The function returns an integer greater
than 0 if the device ID pointed to by devid1 is greater than the device ID pointed to by devid2. It returns 0 if the device ID pointed to
by devid1 is equal to the device ID pointed to by devid2. It returns an integer less than 0 if the device ID pointed to by devid1 is less
than the device ID pointed to by devid2. This function is the only valid mechanism to determine the equality of two devids. This function
may indicate equality for arguments which by simple inspection appear different.
The devid_sizeof() function returns the size of devid in bytes.
The devid_valid() function validates the format of a devid. It returns 1 if the format is valid, and 0 if invalid. This check may not be as
complete as the corresponding kernel function ddi_devid_valid() (see ddi_devid_compare(9F)).
The devid_str_encode() function encodes a devid and minor_name into a null-terminated ASCII string, returning a pointer to that string. To
avoid shell conflicts, the devid portion of the string is limited to uppercase and lowercase letters, digits, and the plus (+), minus (-),
period (.), equals (=), underscore (_), tilde (~), and comma (,) characters. If there is an ASCII quote character in the binary form of a
devid, the string representation will be in hex_id form, not ascii_id form. The comma (,) character is added for "id1," at the head of the
string devid. If both a devid and a minor_name are non-null, a slash (/)is used to separate the devid from the minor_name in the encoded
string. If minor_name is null, only the devid is encoded. If the devid is null then the special string "id0" is returned. Note that you
cannot compare the returned string against another string with strcmp(3C) to determine devid equality. The string returned must be freed
by calling devid_str_free().
The devid_str_decode() function takes a string previously produced by the devid_str_encode() or ddi_devid_str_encode() (see ddi_devid_com-
pare(9F)) function and decodes the contained device ID and minor name, allocating and returning pointers to the extracted parts via the
retdevid and retminor_name arguments. If the special devidstr "id0" was specified, the returned device ID and minor name will both be null.
A non-null returned devid must be freed by the caller by the devid_free() function. A non-null returned minor name must be freed by calling
devid_str_free().
The devid_str_free() function frees the character string returned by devid_str_encode() and the retminor_name argument returned by
devid_str_decode().
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the devid_get(), devid_get_minor_name(), devid_str_decode(), and devid_deviceid_to_nmlist() functions return
0. Otherwise, they return -1.
The devid_compare() function returns the following values:
-1 The device ID pointed to by devid1 is less than the device ID pointed to by devid2.
0 The device ID pointed to by devid1 is equal to the device ID pointed to by devid2.
1 The device ID pointed to by devid1 is greater than the device ID pointed to by devid2.
The devid_sizeof() function returns the size of devid in bytes. If devid is null, the number of bytes that must be allocated and initial-
ized to determine the size of a complete device ID is returned.
The devid_valid() function returns 1 if the devid is valid and 0 if the devid is invalid.
The devid_str_encode() function returns NULL to indicate failure. Failure may be caused by attempting to encode an invalid string. If the
return value is non-null, the caller must free the returned string by using the devid_str_free() function.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Using devid_get(), devid_get_minor_name(), and devid_str_encode()
The following example shows the proper use of devid_get(), devid_get_minor_name(), and devid_str_encode() to free the space allocated for
devid, minor_name and encoded devid.
int fd;
ddi_devid_t devid;
char *minor_name, *devidstr;
if ((fd = open("/dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0", O_RDONLY|O_NDELAY)) < 0) {
...
}
if (devid_get(fd, &devid) != 0) {
...
}
if (devid_get_minor_name(fd, &minor_name) != 0) {
...
}
if ((devidstr = devid_str_encode(devid, minor_name)) == 0) {
...
}
printf("devid %s
", devidstr);
devid_str_free(devidstr);
devid_free(devid);
devid_str_free(minor_name);
Example 2: Using devid_deviceid_to_nmlist() and devid_free_nmlist()
The following example shows the proper use of devid_deviceid_to_nmlist() and devid_free_nmlist():
devid_nmlist_t *list = NULL;
int err;
if (devid_deviceid_to_nmlist("/dev/rdsk", devid,
minor_name, &list))
return (-1);
/* loop through list and process device names and numbers */
devid_free_nmlist(list);
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for description of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |MT-Safe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Stable |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
free(3C), libdevid(3LIB), attributes(5), ddi_devid_compare(9F)
SunOS 5.10 30 Nov 2001 devid_get(3DEVID)