opensolaris man page for kstat_named

kstat_named(9S) 					    Data Structures for Drivers 					   kstat_named(9S)

NAME
       kstat_named - structure for named kstats

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <sys/kstat.h>
       #include <sys/ddi.h>
       #include <sys/sunddi.h>

INTERFACE LEVEL
       Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI)

DESCRIPTION
       Named  kstats  are  an  array of name-value pairs. These pairs are kept in the kstat_named structure. When a kstat is created by kstat_cre-
       ate(9F), the driver specifies how many of these structures will be allocated. The structures are returned as an array  pointed  to  by  the
       ks_data field.

STRUCTURE MEMBERS
	 union {
		   char 		  c[16];
		   long 		  l;
		   ulong_t		  ul;
		   longlong_t		  ll;
		   u_longlong_t 	  ull;
	 } value;  /* value of counter */

       The  only member exposed to drivers is the value member. This field is a union of several data types. The driver must specify which type it
       will use in the call to kstat_named_init().

SEE ALSO
       kstat_create(9F), kstat_named_init(9F)

       Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.11							    4 Apr 1994							   kstat_named(9S)