Writing Device Drivers

Device (dev_t) Functions

Table B–3 Device (dev_t) Functions

Function Name 

Description 

ddi_create_minor_node

create a minor node for a device 

ddi_getiminor 

get kernel internal minor number from an external dev_t 

ddi_remove_minor_node 

remove a minor mode for a device 

getmajor 

get major device number 

getminor 

get minor device number 

makedevice 

make device number from major and minor numbers