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 DDI_GETIMINOR 9F "Nov 18, 2004"
 NAME
ddi_getiminor - get kernel internal minor number from an external dev_t
 SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/mkdev.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>


minor_t ddi_getiminor(dev_t dev);


 INTERFACE LEVEL

This interface is obsolete. getminor(9F) should be used instead.
 PARAMETERS

The following parameters are supported:
dev

Device number.


 DESCRIPTION

ddi_getiminor() extracts the minor number from a device number. This call
should be used only for device numbers that have been passed to the kernel from
the user space through opaque interfaces such as the contents of
ioctl(9E) and putmsg(2). The device numbers passed in using
standard device entry points must continue to be interpreted using the
getminor(9F) interface. This new interface is used to translate between
user visible device numbers and in kernel device numbers. The two numbers may
differ in a clustered system.

For certain bus types, you can call this DDI function from a
high-interrupt context. These types include ISA and SBus buses. See
sysbus(4), isa(4), and sbus(4) for details.
 CONTEXT

ddi_getiminor() can be called from user context only.
 RETURN VALUES

The minor number or EMINOR_UNKNOWN if the minor number of the device is
invalid.
 ATTRIBUTES

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


ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Stability Level Obsolete


 SEE ALSO

attributes(5), getmajor(9F), getminor(9F),
makedevice(9F)

Writing Device Drivers
 WARNINGS

Drivers are required to replace calls to ddi_getminor.9f by
getminor(9F)) in order to compile under Solaris 10 and later versions.