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28.Dd March 15, 2017
29.Dt KVM_NATIVE 3
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm kvm_native
33.Nd is a kvm descriptor opened on a native kernel image
34.Sh LIBRARY
35.Lb libkvm
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.In kvm.h
38.Ft int
39.Fn kvm_native "kvm_t *kd"
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41The
42.Nm kvm
43library provides an interface for accessing kernel virtual memory images
44for both native kernel images
45.Pq where the ABI of the kernel executable matches the host system
46and non-native kernel images.
47The
48.Fn kvm_native
49function returns a non-zero value if the kvm descriptor
50.Fa kd
51is attached to a native kernel image;
52otherwise it returns zero.
53.Sh RETURN VALUES
54The
55.Fn kvm_native
56function returns a non-zero value if the kvm descriptor
57.Fa kd
58is attached to a native kernel image;
59otherwise it returns zero.
60.Sh SEE ALSO
61.Xr kvm 3 ,
62.Xr kvm_open2 3
63