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.TH DDI_REPORT_DEV 9F "Jun 7, 1993"
.SH NAME
ddi_report_dev \- announce a device
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <sys/conf.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>



\fBvoid\fR \fBddi_report_dev\fR(\fBdev_info_t *\fR\fIdip\fR);
.fi

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

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBddi_report_dev()\fR prints a banner at boot time,  announcing the device
pointed to by \fIdip\fR. The banner is always placed in the system logfile
(displayed by \fBdmesg\fR(1M)), but is only displayed on the console if the
system was booted with the verbose (\fB-v\fR) argument.
.SH CONTEXT
.sp
.LP
\fBddi_report_dev()\fR can be called from user context.
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBdmesg\fR(1M), \fBkernel\fR(1M)
.sp
.LP
\fIWriting Device Drivers\fR