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Top Forums Programming error: field has incomplete type Post 302131095 by porter on Thursday 9th of August 2007 07:03:17 AM
Old 08-09-2007
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Originally Posted by boyanov
So, this two structures of the char dev and the semaphore are defined without "typedef"-s or anithing else in the kernel source. Anyone ahs a clue how to get rid of this errors?
A struct does not need a typedef for it to be valid.

Code:
struct a { long x; };

is a valid struct.

You need to:

1. include the file which defines the structs.

2. if you are, then check what #define's control the #ifdefs.
 

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ddi_binding_name(9F)					   Kernel Functions for Drivers 				      ddi_binding_name(9F)

NAME
ddi_binding_name, ddi_get_name - return driver binding name SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/ddi.h> #include <sys/sunddi.h> char *ddi_binding_name(dev_info_t *dip); char *ddi_get_name(dev_info_t *dip); INTERFACE LEVEL
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI). PARAMETERS
dip A pointer to the device's dev_info structure. DESCRIPTION
ddi_binding_name() and ddi_get_name() return the driver binding name. This is the name used to select a driver for the device. This name is typically derived from the device name property or the device compatible property. The name returned may be a driver alias or the driver name. RETURN VALUES
ddi_binding_name() and ddi_get_name() return the name used to bind a driver to a device. CONTEXT
ddi_binding_name() and ddi_get_name() can be called from user, kernel, or interrupt context. SEE ALSO
ddi_node_name(9F) Writing Device Drivers WARNINGS
The name returned by ddi_binding_name() and ddi_get_name() is read-only. SunOS 5.10 3 May 1996 ddi_binding_name(9F)
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