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.TH id32_alloc 9F "12 Dec 2001" "SunOS 5.11" "Kernel Functions for Drivers"
.SH NAME
id32_alloc, id32_free, id32_lookup \- 32-bit driver ID management routines
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/id32.h>



\fBuint32_t\fR \fBid32_alloc\fR(\fBvoid *\fR\fIptr\fR, \fBint\fR \fIflag\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBvoid\fR \fBid32_free\fR(\fBuint32_t\fR \fItoken\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBvoid *\fR\fBid32_lookup\fR(\fBuint32_t\fR \fItoken\fR);
.fi

.SH INTERFACE LEVEL
.sp
.LP
Solaris architecture specific (Solaris DDI).
.SH PARAMETERS
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIptr\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 9n
.rt  
any valid 32- or 64-bit pointer
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIflag\fR \fR
.ad
.RS 9n
.rt  
determines whether caller can sleep for memory (see \fBkmem_alloc\fR(9F) for a
description)
.RE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
These routines were originally developed so that device drivers could manage
64-bit pointers on devices that save space only for 32-bit pointers.
.sp
.LP
Many device drivers need to pass a 32-bit value to the hardware when attempting
I/O.  Later, when that I/O completes, the only way the driver has to identify
the request that generated that I/O is via a "token". When the I/O is
initiated, the driver passes this token to the hardware. When the I/O completes
the hardware passes back this 32-bit token.
.sp
.LP
Before Solaris supported 64-bit pointers, device drivers just passed a raw
32-bit pointer to the hardware. When pointers grew to be 64 bits this was no
longer possible. The \fBid32_*()\fR routines were created to help drivers
translate between 64-bit pointers and a 32-bit token.
.sp
.LP
Given a 32- or 64-bit pointer, the routine \fBid32_alloc()\fR allocates a
32-bit token, returning 0 if \fBKM_NOSLEEP\fR was specified and memory could
not be allocated. The allocated token is passed back to \fBid32_lookup()\fR to
obtain the original 32- or 64-bit pointer.
.sp
.LP
The routine \fBid32_free()\fR is used to free an allocated token. Once
\fBid32_free()\fR is called, the supplied token is no longer valid.
.sp
.LP
Note that these routines have some degree of error checking. This is done so
that an invalid token passed to \fBid32_lookup()\fR will not be accepted as
valid. When \fBid32_lookup()\fR detects an invalid token it returns NULL.
Calling routines should check for this return value so that they do not try to
dereference a NULL pointer.
.SH CONTEXT
.sp
.LP
These functions can be called from user or interrupt context. The routine
\fBid32_alloc()\fR should not be called from interrupt context when the
\fBKM_SLEEP\fR flag is passed in. All other routines can be called from
interrupt or kernel context.
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBkmem_alloc\fR(9F)
.sp
.LP
\fIWriting Device Drivers\fR