ddi_prop_lookup(9F) Kernel Functions for Drivers ddi_prop_lookup(9F)NAME
ddi_prop_lookup, ddi_prop_lookup_int_array,
ddi_prop_lookup_int64_array, ddi_prop_lookup_string_array,
ddi_prop_lookup_string, ddi_prop_lookup_byte_array, ddi_prop_free -
look up property information
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
int ddi_prop_lookup_int_array(dev_t match_dev, dev_info_t *dip, uint_t
flags, char *name, int **datap, uint_t *nelementsp);
int ddi_prop_lookup_int64_array(dev_t match_dev, dev_info_t *dip,
uint_t flags, char *name, int64_t **datap, uint_t *nelementsp);
int ddi_prop_lookup_string_array(dev_t match_dev, dev_info_t *dip,
uint_t flags, char *name, char ***datap, uint_t *nelementsp);
int ddi_prop_lookup_string(dev_t match_dev, dev_info_t *dip, uint_t
flags, char *name, char **datap);
int ddi_prop_lookup_byte_array(dev_t match_dev, dev_info_t *dip, uint_t
flags, char *name, uchar_t **datap, uint_t *nelementsp);
void ddi_prop_free(void *data);
PARAMETERS
match_dev Device number associated with property or
DDI_DEV_T_ANY.
dip Pointer to the device info node of device whose prop‐
erty list should be searched.
flags Possible flag values are some combination of:
DDI_PROP_DONTPASS
Do not pass request to parent device information
node if the property is not found.
DDI_PROP_NOTPROM
Do not look at PROM properties (ignored on plat‐
forms that do not support PROM properties).
name String containing the name of the property.
nelementsp The address of an unsigned integer which, upon success‐
ful return, will contain the number of elements
accounted for in the memory pointed at by datap. The
elements are either integers, strings or bytes depend‐
ing on the interface used.
datap
ddi_prop_lookup_int_array()
The address of a pointer to an array of integers
which, upon successful return, will point to memory
containing the integer array property value.
ddi_prop_lookup_int64_array()
The address of a pointer to an array of 64-bit
integers which, upon successful return, will point
to memory containing the integer array property
value.
ddi_prop_lookup_string_array()
The address of a pointer to an array of strings
which, upon successful return, will point to memory
containing the array of strings. The array of
strings is formatted as an array of pointers to
NULL terminated strings, much like the argv argu‐
ment to execve(2).
ddi_prop_lookup_string()
The address of a pointer to a string which, upon
successful return, will point to memory containing
the NULL terminated string value of the property.
ddi_prop_lookup_byte_array()
The address of pointer to an array of bytes which,
upon successful return, will point to memory con‐
taining the byte array value of the property.
INTERFACE LEVEL
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).
DESCRIPTION
The property look up routines search for and, if found, return the
value of a given property. Properties are searched for based on the
dip, name, match_dev, and the type of the data (integer, string, or
byte). The property search order is as follows:
1. Search software properties created by the driver.
2. Search the software properties created by the system (or nexus
nodes in the device info tree).
3. Search the driver global properties list.
4. If DDI_PROP_NOTPROM is not set, search the PROM properties (if they
exist).
5. If DDI_PROP_DONTPASS is not set, pass this request to the parent
device information node.
6. Return DDI_PROP_NOT_FOUND.
Usually, the match_dev argument should be set to the actual device num‐
ber that this property is associated with. However, if the match_dev
argument is DDI_DEV_T_ANY, the property look up routines will match the
request regardless of the actual match_dev the property was created
with. If a property was created with match_dev set to DDI_DEV_T_NONE,
then the only way to look up this property is with a match_dev set to
DDI_DEV_T_ANY. PROM properties are always created with match_dev set to
DDI_DEV_T_NONE.
name must always be set to the name of the property being looked up.
For the routines ddi_prop_lookup_int_array(),
ddi_prop_lookup_int64_array(), ddi_prop_lookup_string_array(),
ddi_prop_lookup_string(), and ddi_prop_lookup_byte_array(), datap is
the address of a pointer which, upon successful return, will point to
memory containing the value of the property. In each case *datap points
to a different type of property value. See the individual descriptions
of the routines below for details on the different return values. nele‐
mentsp is the address of an unsigned integer which, upon successful
return, will contain the number of integer, string or byte elements
accounted for in the memory pointed at by *datap.
All of the property look up routines may block to allocate memory
needed to hold the value of the property.
When a driver has obtained a property with any look up routine and is
finished with that property, it must be freed by calling
ddi_prop_free(). ddi_prop_free() must be called with the address of the
allocated property. For instance, if one called
ddi_prop_lookup_int_array() with datap set to the address of a pointer
to an integer, &my_int_ptr, then the companion free call would be
ddi_prop_free(my_int_ptr).
ddi_prop_lookup_int_array()
This routine searches for and returns an array of integer property
values. An array of integers is defined to *nelementsp number of 4
byte long integer elements. datap should be set to the address of a
pointer to an array of integers which, upon successful return, will
point to memory containing the integer array value of the property.
ddi_prop_lookup_int64_array()
This routine searches for and returns an array of 64-bit integer
property values. The array is defined to be *nelementsp number of
int64_t elements. datap should be set to the address of a pointer
to an array of int64_t's which, upon successful return, will point
to memory containing the integer array value of the property. This
routine will not search the PROM for 64-bit property values.
ddi_prop_lookup_string_array()
This routine searches for and returns a property that is an array
of strings. datap should be set to address of a pointer to an array
of strings which, upon successful return, will point to memory con‐
taining the array of strings. The array of strings is formatted as
an array of pointers to null-terminated strings, much like the argv
argument to execve(2).
ddi_prop_lookup_string()
This routine searches for and returns a property that is a null-
terminated string. datap should be set to the address of a pointer
to string which, upon successful return, will point to memory con‐
taining the string value of the property.
ddi_prop_lookup_byte_array()
This routine searches for and returns a property that is an array
of bytes. datap should be set to the address of a pointer to an
array of bytes which, upon successful return, will point to memory
containing the byte array value of the property.
ddi_prop_free()
Frees the resources associated with a property previously allocated
using ddi_prop_lookup_int_array(), ddi_prop_lookup_int64_array(),
ddi_prop_lookup_string_array(), ddi_prop_lookup_string(), or
ddi_prop_lookup_byte_array().
RETURN VALUES
The functions ddi_prop_lookup_int_array(),
ddi_prop_lookup_int64_array(), ddi_prop_lookup_string_array(),
ddi_prop_lookup_string(), and ddi_prop_lookup_byte_array() return the
following values:
DDI_PROP_SUCCESS Upon success.
DDI_PROP_INVAL_ARG If an attempt is made to look up a
property with match_dev equal to
DDI_DEV_T_NONE, name is NULL or name is
the null string.
DDI_PROP_NOT_FOUND Property not found.
DDI_PROP_UNDEFINED Property explicitly not defined (see
ddi_prop_undefine(9F)).
DDI_PROP_CANNOT_DECODE The value of the property cannot be
decoded.
CONTEXT
These functions can be called from user or kernel context.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Using ddi_prop_lookup_int_array()
The following example demonstrates the use of
ddi_prop_lookup_int_array().
int *options;
int noptions;
/*
* Get the data associated with the integer "options" property
* array, along with the number of option integers
*/
if (ddi_prop_lookup_int_array(DDI_DEV_T_ANY, xx_dip, 0,
"options", &options, &noptions) == DDI_PROP_SUCCESS) {
/*
* Do "our thing" with the options data from the property
*/
xx_process_options(options, noptions);
/*
* Free the memory allocated for the property data
*/
ddi_prop_free(options);
}
SEE ALSOexecve(2), ddi_prop_exists(9F), ddi_prop_get_int(9F),
ddi_prop_remove(9F), ddi_prop_undefine(9F), ddi_prop_update(9F)
Writing Device Drivers
SunOS 5.10 11 Apr 2001 ddi_prop_lookup(9F)
