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 DDI_GET_DEVSTATE 9F "Aug 13, 1999"
 NAME
ddi_get_devstate - Check device state
 SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>

ddi_devstate_t ddi_get_devstate(dev_info_t *dip);


 INTERFACE LEVEL
illumos DDI specific (illumos DDI)
 PARAMETERS
dip

Pointer to the device's dev_info structure


 DESCRIPTION
The ddi_get_devstate() function returns a value indicating the state of
the device specified by  dip, as derived from the configuration
operations that have been performed on it (or on the bus on which it resides)
and any fault reports relating to it.
 RETURN VALUES
DDI_DEVSTATE_OFFLINE

The device is offline. In this state, the device driver is not attached, nor
will it be attached automatically. The device cannot be used until it is
brought online.


DDI_DEVSTATE_DOWN

 The device is online but unusable due to a fault.


DDI_DEVSTATE_QUIESCED

 The bus on which the device resides has been quiesced. This is not a fault,
but no operations on the device should be performed while the bus remains
quiesced.


DDI_DEVSTATE_DEGRADED

 The device is online but only able to provide a partial or degraded service,
due to a fault.


DDI_DEVSTATE_UP

 The device is online and fully operational.


 CONTEXT
The ddi_get_devstate() function may be called from user, kernel, or
interrupt context.
 NOTES
A device driver should call this function to check its own state at each major
entry point, and before committing resources to a requested operation. If a
driver discovers that its device is already down, it should perform required
cleanup actions and return as soon as possible. If appropriate, it should
return an error to its caller, indicating that the device has failed (for
example, a driver's read(9E) routine would return EIO).

Depending on the driver, some non-I/O operations (for example, calls to the
driver's ioctl(9E) routine) may still succeed; only functions which would
require fully accessible and operational hardware will necessarily fail. If the
bus on which the device resides is quiesced, the driver may return a value
indicating the operation should be retried later (for example, EAGAIN).
Alternatively, for some classes of device, it may be appropriate for the driver
to enqueue the operation and service it once the bus has been unquiesced. Note
that not all busses support the quiesce/unquiesce operations, so this value may
never be seen by some drivers.
 SEE ALSO
attach(9E), ioctl(9E),
 open (9E),  read (9E),  strategy (9E),  write (9E),  ddi_dev_report_fault (9F)