getminor(9F) Kernel Functions for Drivers getminor(9F)NAMEgetminor - get minor device number
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/mkdev.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>
minor_t getminor(dev_t dev);
INTERFACE LEVEL
Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).
PARAMETERS
dev Device number.
DESCRIPTION
The getminor() function extracts the minor number from a device number.
RETURN VALUES
The minor number.
CONTEXT
The getminor() function can be called from user, interrupt, or kernel
context.
EXAMPLES
See the getmajor(9F) manual page for an example of how to use getmiā
nor().
SEE ALSOgetmajor(9F), makedevice(9F)
Writing Device Drivers
WARNINGS
No validity checking is performed. If dev is invalid, an invalid number
is returned.
SunOS 5.10 16 Jan 2006 getminor(9F)