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.TH DDI_BINDING_NAME 9F "May 3, 1996"
.SH NAME
ddi_binding_name, ddi_get_name \- return driver binding name
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>



\fBchar *\fR\fBddi_binding_name\fR(\fBdev_info_t *\fR\fIdip\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBchar *\fR\fBddi_get_name\fR(\fBdev_info_t *\fR\fIdip\fR);
.fi

.SH INTERFACE LEVEL
illumos DDI specific (illumos DDI).
.SH PARAMETERS
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIdip\fR \fR
.ad
.RS 8n
A pointer to the device's \fBdev_info\fR structure.
.RE

.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBddi_binding_name()\fR and \fBddi_get_name()\fR return the driver binding
name. This is the name used to select a driver for the device. This name is
typically derived from the device  \fBname\fR property or the device
\fBcompatible\fR property. The name returned may be a driver alias or the
driver name.
.SH RETURN VALUES
\fBddi_binding_name()\fR and \fBddi_get_name()\fR return the name used to bind
a driver to a device.
.SH CONTEXT
\fBddi_binding_name()\fR and \fBddi_get_name()\fR can be called from user,
kernel, or interrupt context.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ddi_node_name (9F)
.sp
.LP
\fIWriting Device Drivers\fR
.SH WARNINGS
The name returned by \fBddi_binding_name()\fR and \fBddi_get_name()\fR is
read-only.