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DDI_PROP_UPDATE(9F) Kernel Functions for Drivers DDI_PROP_UPDATE(9F)

NAME

ddi_prop_update, ddi_prop_update_int_array, ddi_prop_update_int,
ddi_prop_update_string_array, ddi_prop_update_int64,
ddi_prop_update_int64_array, ddi_prop_update_string,
ddi_prop_update_byte_array - update properties

SYNOPSIS

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

int ddi_prop_update_int_array(dev_t dev, dev_info_t *dip,
char *name, int *data, uint_t nelements);

int ddi_prop_update_int(dev_t dev, dev_info_t *dip, char *name,
int data);

int ddi_prop_update_int64_array(dev_t dev, dev_info_t *dip, char *name,
int64_t *data, uint_t nelements);

int ddi_prop_update_int64(dev_t dev, dev_info_t *dip, char *name,
int64_t data);

int ddi_prop_update_string_array(dev_t dev, dev_info_t *dip, char *name,
char **data, uint_t nelements);

int ddi_prop_update_string(dev_t dev, dev_info_t *dip, char *name,
char *data);

int ddi_prop_update_byte_array(dev_t dev, dev_info_t *dip, char *name,
uchar_t *data, uint_t nelements);

PARAMETERS

dev
Device number associated with the device.

dip
Pointer to the device info node of device whose
property list should be updated.

name
String containing the name of the property to be
updated.

nelements
The number of elements contained in the memory pointed
at by data.

ddi_prop_update_int_array()

data
A pointer an integer array with which to update the
property.

ddi_prop_update_int()

data
An integer value with which to update the property.

ddi_prop_update_int64_array()

data
An pointer to a 64-bit integer array with which to update
the property.

ddi_prop_update_int64()

data
A 64-bit integer value with which to update the property.

ddi_prop_update_string_array()

data
A pointer to a string array with which to update the
property. The array of strings is formatted as an array of
pointers to NULL terminated strings, much like the argv
argument to execve(2).

ddi_prop_update_string()

data
A pointer to a string value with which to update the
property.

ddi_prop_update_byte_array()

data
A pointer to a byte array with which to update the property.

INTERFACE LEVEL

illumos DDI specific (illumos DDI).

DESCRIPTION

The property update routines search for and, if found, modify the
value of a given property. Properties are searched for based on the
dip, name, dev, and the type of the data (integer, string, or byte).
The driver software properties list is searched. If the property is
found, it is updated with the supplied value. If the property is not
found on this list, a new property is created with the value
supplied. For example, if a driver attempts to update the "foo"
property, a property named "foo" is searched for on the driver's
software property list. If "foo" is found, the value is updated. If
"foo" is not found, a new property named "foo" is created on the
driver's software property list with the supplied value even if a
"foo" property exists on another property list (such as a PROM
property list).

Every property value has a data type associated with it: byte,
integer, or string. A property should be updated using a function
with the same corresponding data type as the property value. For
example, an integer property must be updated using either
ddi_prop_update_int_array() or ddi_prop_update_int(). For a 64-bit
integer, you must use ddi_prop_update_int64_array() or
ddi_prop_update_int64(). Attempts to update a property with a
function that does not correspond to the property data type that was
used to create it results in an undefined state.

Usually, the dev argument should be set to the actual device number
that this property is associated with. If the property is not
associated with any particular dev, then the argument dev should be
set to DDI_DEV_T_NONE. This property will then match a look up
request (see ddi_prop_lookup(9F)) with the match_dev argument set to
DDI_DEV_T_ANY. If no dev is available for the device (for example
during attach(9E) time), one can be created using makedevice(9F) with
a major number of DDI_MAJOR_T_UNKNOWN. The update routines will then
generate the correct dev when creating or updating the property.

name must always be set to the name of the property being updated.

For the routines ddi_prop_update_int_array(),
ddi_prop_lookup_int64_array(), ddi_prop_update_string_array(),
ddi_prop_update_string(), and ddi_prop_update_byte_array(), data is a
pointer which points to memory containing the value of the property.
In each case *data points to a different type of property value. See
the individual descriptions of the routines below for details
concerning the different values. nelements is an unsigned integer
which contains the number of integer, string, or byte elements
accounted for in the memory pointed at by *data.

For the routines ddi_prop_update_int() and ddi_prop_update_int64(),
data is the new value of the property.

ddi_prop_update_int_array()

Updates or creates an array of integer property values. An array of
integers is defined to be nelements of 4 byte long integer elements.
data must be a pointer to an integer array with which to update the
property.

ddi_prop_update_int()

Update or creates a single integer value of a property. data must be
an integer value with which to update the property.

ddi_prop_update_int64_array()

Updates or creates an array of 64-bit integer property values. An
array of integers is defined to be nelements of int64_t integer
elements. data must be a pointer to a 64-bit integer array with
which to update the property.

ddi_prop_update_int64()

Updates or creates a single 64-bit integer value of a property. data
must be an int64_t value with which to update the property.

ddi_prop_update_string_array()

Updates or creates a property that is an array of strings. data must
be a pointer to a string array with which to update the property. The
array of strings is formatted as an array of pointers to
NULLterminated strings, much like the argv argument to execve(2).

ddi_prop_update_string()

Updates or creates a property that is a single string value. data
must be a pointer to a string with which to update the property.

ddi_prop_update_byte_array()

Updates or creates a property that is an array of bytes. data should
be a pointer to a byte array with which to update the property.

The property update routines may block to allocate memory needed to
hold the value of the property.

RETURN VALUES

All of the property update routines return:

DDI_PROP_SUCCESS
On success.

DDI_PROP_INVAL_ARG
If an attempt is made to update a property
with name set to NULL or name set to the
null string.

DDI_PROP_CANNOT_ENCODE
If the bytes of the property cannot be
encoded.

CONTEXT

These functions can only be called from user or kernel context.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Updating Properties

The following example demonstrates the use of
ddi_prop_update_int_array().

int options[4];

/*
* Create the "options" integer array with
* our default values for these parameters
*/
options[0] = XX_OPTIONS0;
options[1] = XX_OPTIONS1;
options[2] = XX_OPTIONS2;
options[3] = XX_OPTIONS3;
i = ddi_prop_update_int_array(xx_dev, xx_dip, "options",
&options, sizeof (options) / sizeof (int));