ddi_get_pid(9F)

Name | Synopsis | Interface Level | Description | Return Values | Context | See Also

Name

ddi_get_pid– returns the process ID

Synopsis

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



pid_t ddi_get_pid(void);

Interface Level

Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).

Description

ddi_get_pid() obtains the process ID of the current process. This value can be used to allow only a select process to perform a certain operation. It can also be used to determine whether a device context belongs to the current process.

Return Values

ddi_get_pid() returns the process ID.

Context

This routine can be called from user context only.

See Also

drv_getparm(9F)

Writing Device Drivers

STREAMS Programming Guide

SunOS 5.10  Last Revised 18 Feb 1998

Name | Synopsis | Interface Level | Description | Return Values | Context | See Also