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

NAME

ddi_report_dev - announce a device

SYNOPSIS

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


void ddi_report_dev(dev_info_t *dip);

INTERFACE LEVEL

illumos DDI specific (illumos DDI).

PARAMETERS

dip
a pointer to the device's dev_info structure.

DESCRIPTION

ddi_report_dev() prints a banner at boot time, announcing the device
pointed to by dip. The banner is always placed in the system logfile
(displayed by dmesg(8)), but is only displayed on the console if the
system was booted with the verbose (-v) argument.

CONTEXT

ddi_report_dev() can be called from user context.

SEE ALSO

dmesg(8), kernel(8)


Writing Device Drivers

August 22, 2023 DDI_REPORT_DEV(9F)