mod_install(9F)

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

NAME

mod_install, mod_remove, mod_info– add, remove or query a loadable module

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/modctl.h>

int mod_install(struct modlinkage *modlinkage);
int mod_remove(struct modlinkage *modlinkage);
int mod_info(struct modlinkage *modlinkage, struct modinfo *modinfo);

INTERFACE LEVEL

Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).

PARAMETERS

modlinkage

Pointer to the loadable module's modlinkage structure which describes what type(s) of module elements are included in this loadable module.

modinfo

Pointer to the modinfo structure passed to _info(9E).

DESCRIPTION

mod_install() must be called from a module's _init(9E) routine.

mod_remove() must be called from a module's _fini(9E) routine.

mod_info() must be called from a module's _info(9E) routine.

RETURN VALUES

mod_install() and mod_remove() return 0 upon success and non-zero on failure. mod_info() returns a non-zero value on success and 0 upon failure.

EXAMPLES

See _init(9E) for an example that uses these functions.

SEE ALSO

_fini(9E), _info(9E), _init(9E), modldrv(9S), modlinkage(9S), modlstrmod(9S)

Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.9  Last Revised 19 Sep 1994

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