ddi_get_parent(9F)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | INTERFACE LEVEL | PARAMETERS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUES | CONTEXT | SEE ALSO

NAME

ddi_get_parent- find the parent of a device information structure

SYNOPSIS

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

dev_info_t *ddi_get_parent(dev_info_t *dip);

INTERFACE LEVEL

Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).

PARAMETERS

dip

Pointer to a device information structure.

DESCRIPTION

ddi_get_parent() returns a pointer to the device information structure which is the parent of the one pointed to by dip.

RETURN VALUES

ddi_get_parent() returns a pointer to a device information structure.

CONTEXT

ddi_get_parent() can be called from user or interrupt context.

SEE ALSO

Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.8  Last Revised 5 Oct 1991

NAME | SYNOPSIS | INTERFACE LEVEL | PARAMETERS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUES | CONTEXT | SEE ALSO