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DDI_DRIVER_MAJOR 9F "Jun 18, 2001"
NAME
ddi_driver_major - return driver's major device number
SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>

major_t ddi_driver_major(dev_info_t *dip);
INTERFACE LEVEL

Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI)

DESCRIPTION

ddi_driver_major() returns the major device number for the driver associated with the supplied dev_info node. This value can then be used as an argument to makedevice(9F) to construct a complete dev_t.

PARAMETERS
dip

A pointer to the device's dev_info structure.

RETURN VALUES

ddi_driver_major() returns the major number of the driver bound to a device, if any, or DDI_MAJOR_T_NONE otherwise.

CONTEXT

ddi_driver_major() can be called from kernel or interrupt context.

SEE ALSO

ddi_driver_name(9F)

Writing Device Drivers