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DDI_GET_EVENTCOOKIE 9F "Nov 6, 2003"
NAME
ddi_get_eventcookie - retrieve a NDI event service cookie handle
SYNOPSIS

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

int ddi_get_eventcookie(dev_info_t *dip, char *name,
 ddi_eventcookie_t *event_cookiep);
INTERFACE LEVEL

Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).

PARAMETERS
dev_info_t *dip

Child device node requesting the cookie.

char *name

NULL-terminated string containing the name of the event.

ddi_eventcookie_t *event_cookiep

Pointer to cookie where event cookie will be returned.

DESCRIPTION

The ddi_get_eventcookie() function queries the device tree for a cookie matching the given event name and returns a reference to that cookie. The search is performed by a calling up the device tree hierarchy until the request is satisfied by a bus nexus driver, or the top of the dev_info tree is reached.

The cookie returned by this function can be used to register a callback handler, unregister a callback handler, or post an event.

RETURN VALUES
DDI_SUCCESS

Cookie handle is returned.

DDI_FAILURE

Request was not serviceable by any nexus driver in the driver's ancestral device tree hierarchy.

CONTEXT

The ddi_get_eventcookie() function can be called from user and kernel contexts only.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for a description of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Committed
SEE ALSO

attributes(5), ddi_add_event_handler(9F), ddi_remove_event_handler(9F)

Writing Device Drivers