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20.Dd November 29, 2021
21.Dt KSTAT_LOOKUP 3KSTAT
22.Os
23.Sh NAME
24.Nm kstat_lookup ,
25.Nm kstat_data_lookup
26.Nd find a kstat by name
27.Sh LIBRARY
28.Lb libkstat
29.Sh SYNOPSIS
30.In kstat.h
31.Ft "kstat_t *"
32.Fo kstat_lookup
33.Fa "kstat_ctl_t *kc"
34.Fa "const char *ks_module"
35.Fa "int ks_instance"
36.Fa "const char *ks_name"
37.Fc
38.Ft "void *"
39.Fo kstat_data_lookup
40.Fa "kstat_t *ksp"
41.Fa "const char *name"
42.Fc
43.Sh DESCRIPTION
44The
45.Fn kstat_lookup
46function traverses the kstat chain,
47.Ql kc->kc_chain ,
48searching for a kstat with the same
49.Fa ks_module ,
50.Fa ks_instance ,
51and
52.Fa ks_name
53fields; this triplet uniquely identifies a kstat.
54If
55.Fa ks_module ,
56is
57.Dv NULL ,
58.Fa ks_instance
59is -1, or
60.Fa ks_name
61is
62.Dv NULL ,
63those fields will be ignored in the search.
64For
65example,
66.Fo kstat_lookup
67.Fa kc ,
68.Fa NULL ,
69.Fa -1 ,
70.Fa "foo"
71.Fc
72will find the first kstat with name
73.Dq foo .
74.Pp
75The
76.Fn kstat_data_lookup
77function searches the kstat's data section for the record with the specified
78.Fa name .
79This operation is valid only for those kstat types that have named data records:
80.Dv KSTAT_TYPE_NAMED
81and
82.Dv KSTAT_TYPE_TIMER .
83.Ss Lifetime
84The
85.Vt kstat_t
86structures and any associated data are owned by the library and the
87corresponding handle,
88.Fa kc .
89That is, two callers with same library handle will generally have the same
90memory returned to them, though this is not a guaranteed part of the interface.
91Callers should not modify or attempt to free the data associated with either.
92Calling the
93.Xr kstat_chain_update 3KSTAT
94or
95.Xr kstat_close 3KSTAT
96functions on the handle
97.Fa kc
98will cause the
99pointers returned from these functions with the same handle to be invalid.
100.Sh RETURN VALUES
101The
102.Fn kstat_lookup
103function returns a pointer to the requested kstat if it is found.
104Otherwise it returns
105.Dv NULL
106and sets
107.Va errno
108to indicate the error.
109.Pp
110The
111.Fn kstat_data_lookup
112function returns a pointer to the requested data record if it is found.
113Otherwise it returns
114.Dv NULL
115and sets
116.Va errno
117to indicate the error.
118.Sh FILES
119.Bl -tag -width Pa
120.It Pa /dev/kstat
121kernel statistics driver character device
122.El
123.Sh ERRORS
124The
125.Fn kstat_lookup
126and
127.Fn kstat_data_lookup
128functions will fail if:
129.Bl -tag -width Er
130.It Er EINVAL
131An attempt was made to look up data for a kstat that was not of type
132.Dv KSTAT_TYPE_NAMED
133or
134.Dv KSTAT_TYPE_TIMER .
135.It Er ENOENT
136The requested kstat could not be found.
137.El
138.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
139.Sy Committed
140.Sh MT-LEVEL
141.Sy Unsafe
142.Sh SEE ALSO
143.Xr kstat 3KSTAT ,
144.Xr kstat_chain_update 3KSTAT ,
145.Xr kstat_open 3KSTAT ,
146.Xr kstat_read 3KSTAT ,
147.Xr attributes 7
148