drv_getparm() Argument Changes

int drv_getparm(unsigned int parm, void *value_p);

In previous releases, value_p was defined as type unsigned long. In the 64-bit kernel, drv_getparm(9F) can fetch both 32-bit and 64-bit quantities. The interface does not define data types of these quantities, and simple programming errors can occur.

The following new routines offer a safer alternative:

clock_t       ddi_get_lbolt(void);
time_t        ddi_get_time(void);
cred_t        *ddi_get_cred(void);
pid_t         ddi_get_pid(void);

Driver writers are strongly urged to use these routines instead of drv_getparm(9F).