prop_op(9E) Driver Entry Points prop_op(9E)NAMEprop_op - report driver property information
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
int prefixprop_op(dev_t dev, dev_info_t *dip, ddi_prop_op_t prop_op,
int flags, char *name, caddr_t valuep , int *lengthp);
INTERFACE LEVEL
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI). This entry point is required, but
it can be ddi_prop_op(9F).
ARGUMENTS
dev Device number associated with this device.
dip A pointer to the device information structure for this
device.
prop_op Property operator. Valid operators are:
PROP_LEN
Get property length only. (valuep unaffected).
PROP_LEN_AND_VAL_BUF
Get length and value into caller's buffer. (valuep
used as input).
PROP_LEN_AND_VAL_ALLOC
Get length and value into allocated buffer. (val‐
uep returned as pointer to pointer to allocated
buffer).
flags The only possible flag value is:
DDI_PROP_DONTPASS
Do not pass request to parent if property not
found.
name Pointer to name of property to be interrogated.
valuep If prop_op is PROP_LEN_AND_VAL_BUF, this should be a
pointer to the user's buffer.
If prop_op is PROP_LEN_AND_VAL_ALLOC, this should be
the address of a pointer.
lengthp On exit, *lengthp will contain the property length.
If prop_op is PROP_LEN_AND_VAL_BUF then lengthp should
point to an int that contains the length of caller's
buffer, before calling prop_op().
DESCRIPTIONprop_op() is an entry point which reports the values of certain proper‐
ties of the driver or device to the system. Each driver must have a
prefix prop_op entry point, but most drivers that do not need to create
or manage their own properties can use ddi_prop_op() for this entry
point.
Then the driver can use ddi_prop_update(9F) to create properties for
its device.
RETURN VALUESprop_op() should return:
"small and bold">DDI_PROP_SUCCESProperty found and returned.
DDI_PROP_NOT_FOUND Property not found.
DDI_PROP_UNDEFINED Prop explicitly undefined.
DDI_PROP_NO_MEMORY Property found, but unable to allocate
memory. lengthp has the correct prop‐
erty length.
DDI_PROP_BUF_TOO_SMALL Property found, but the supplied buffer
is too small. lengthp has the correct
property length.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Using prop_op() to Report Property Information
In the following example, prop_op() intercepts requests for the temper‐
ature property. The driver tracks changes to temperature using a vari‐
able in the state structure in order to avoid frequent calls to
ddi_prop_update(9F). The temperature property is only updated when a
request is made for this property. It then uses the system routine
ddi_prop_op(9F) to process the property request. If the property
request is not specific to a device, the driver does not intercept the
request. This is indicated when the value of the
dev parameter is equal to DDI_DEV_T_ANY.
int temperature; /* current device temperature */
.
.
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static int
xxprop_op(dev_t dev, dev_info_t *dip, ddi_prop_op_t prop_op,
int flags, char *name, caddr_t valuep, int *lengthp)
{
int instance;
struct xxstate *xsp;
if (dev == DDI_DEV_T_ANY)
goto skip;
instance = getminor(dev);
xsp = ddi_get_soft_state(statep, instance);
if (xsp == NULL)
return (DDI_PROP_NOT_FOUND);
if (strcmp(name, "temperature") == 0) {
ddi_prop_update_int(dev, dip, "temperature", temperature);
}
/* other cases... */
skip:
return (ddi_prop_op(dev, dip, prop_op, flags, name, valuep, lengthp));
}
SEE ALSOIntro(9E), ddi_prop_op(9F), ddi_prop_update(9F)
Writing Device Drivers
SunOS 5.10 8 Jul 1996 prop_op(9E)
