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If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner] .TH CSX_MAKEDEVICENODE 9F "Jul 19, 1996" .SH NAME csx_MakeDeviceNode, csx_RemoveDeviceNode \- create and remove minor nodes on behalf of the client .SH SYNOPSIS .nf #include \fBint32_t\fR \fBcsx_MakeDeviceNode\fR(\fBclient_handle_t\fR \fIch\fR, \fBmake_device_node_t *\fR\fIdn\fR); .fi .LP .nf \fBint32_t\fR \fBcsx_RemoveDeviceNode\fR(\fBclient_handle_t\fR \fIch\fR, \fBremove_device_node_t *\fR\fIdn\fR); .fi .SH INTERFACE LEVEL illumos \fBDDI \fRSpecific (illumos \fBDDI) \fR .SH PARAMETERS .ne 2 .na \fB\fIch\fR \fR .ad .RS 7n Client handle returned from \fBcsx_RegisterClient\fR(9F). .RE .sp .ne 2 .na \fB\fIdn\fR \fR .ad .RS 7n Pointer to a \fBmake_device_node_t\fR or \fBremove_device_node_t\fR structure. .RE .SH DESCRIPTION \fBcsx_MakeDeviceNode()\fR and \fBcsx_RemoveDeviceNode()\fR are illumos-specific extensions to allow the client to request that device nodes in the filesystem are created or removed, respectively, on its behalf. .SH STRUCTURE MEMBERS The structure members of \fBmake_device_node_t\fR are: .sp .in +2 .nf uint32_t Action; /* device operation */ uint32_t NumDevNodes; /* number of nodes to create */ devnode_desc_t *devnode_desc; /* description of device nodes */ .fi .in -2 .sp .LP The structure members of \fBremove_device_node_t\fR are: .sp .in +2 .nf uint32_t Action; /* device operation */ uint32_t NumDevNodes; /* number of nodes to remove */ devnode_desc_t *devnode_desc; /* description of device nodes */ .fi .in -2 .sp .LP The structure members of \fBdevnode_desc_t\fR are: .sp .in +2 .nf char *name; /* device node path and name */ int32_t spec_type; /* device special type (block or char) */ int32_t minor_num; /* device node minor number */ char *node_type; /* device node type */ .fi .in -2 .sp .LP The \fBAction\fR field is used to specify the operation that \fBcsx_MakeDeviceNode()\fR and \fBcsx_RemoveDeviceNode()\fR should perform. .sp .LP The following \fBAction\fR values are defined for \fBcsx_MakeDeviceNode()\fR: .sp .ne 2 .na \fBCREATE_DEVICE_NODE\fR .ad .RS 22n Create \fBNumDevNodes\fR minor nodes .RE .sp .LP The following \fBAction\fR values are defined for \fBcsx_RemoveDeviceNode()\fR: .sp .ne 2 .na \fBREMOVE_DEVICE_NODE\fR .ad .RS 27n Remove \fBNumDevNodes\fR minor nodes .RE .sp .ne 2 .na \fBREMOVE_ALL_DEVICE_NODES\fR .ad .RS 27n Remove all minor nodes for this client .RE .sp .LP For \fBcsx_MakeDeviceNode()\fR, if the \fBAction\fR field is: .sp .ne 2 .na \fB\fBCREATE_DEVICE_NODE\fR \fR .ad .RS 23n The \fBNumDevNodes\fR field must be set to the number of minor devices to create, and the client must allocate the quantity of \fBdevnode_desc_t\fR structures specified by \fBNumDevNodes\fR and fill out the fields in the \fBdevnode_desc_t\fR structure with the appropriate minor node information. The meanings of the fields in the \fBdevnode_desc_t\fR structure are identical to the parameters of the same name to the \fBddi_create_minor_node\fR(9F) \fBDDI \fRfunction. .RE .sp .LP For \fBcsx_RemoveDeviceNode()\fR, if the \fBAction\fR field is: .sp .ne 2 .na \fB\fBREMOVE_DEVICE_NODE\fR \fR .ad .RS 28n The \fBNumDevNodes\fR field must be set to the number of minor devices to remove, and the client must allocate the quantity of \fBdevnode_desc_t\fR structures specified by \fBNumDevNodes\fR and fill out the fields in the \fBdevnode_desc_t\fR structure with the appropriate minor node information. The meanings of the fields in the \fBdevnode_desc_t\fR structure are identical to the parameters of the same name to the \fBddi_remove_minor_node\fR(9F) \fBDDI \fRfunction. .RE .sp .ne 2 .na \fB\fBREMOVE_ALL_DEVICE_NODES\fR \fR .ad .RS 28n The \fBNumDevNodes\fR field must be set to \fB0\fR and the \fBdevnode_desc_t\fR structure pointer must be set to \fINULL\fR. All device nodes for this client will be removed from the filesystem. .RE .SH RETURN VALUES .ne 2 .na \fB\fBCS_SUCCESS\fR \fR .ad .RS 28n Successful operation. .RE .sp .ne 2 .na \fB\fBCS_BAD_HANDLE\fR \fR .ad .RS 28n Client handle is invalid. .RE .sp .ne 2 .na \fB\fBCS_BAD_ATTRIBUTE\fR \fR .ad .RS 28n The value of one or more arguments is invalid. .RE .sp .ne 2 .na \fB\fBCS_BAD_ARGS\fR \fR .ad .RS 28n Action is invalid. .RE .sp .ne 2 .na \fB\fBCS_OUT_OF_RESOURCE\fR \fR .ad .RS 28n Unable to create or remove device node. .RE .sp .ne 2 .na \fB\fBCS_UNSUPPORTED_FUNCTION\fR \fR .ad .RS 28n No \fBPCMCIA \fRhardware installed. .RE .SH CONTEXT These functions may be called from user or kernel context. .SH SEE ALSO .BR csx_RegisterClient (9F), .BR ddi_create_minor_node (9F), .BR ddi_remove_minor_node (9F) .sp .LP \fIPC Card 95 Standard, PCMCIA/JEIDA\fR