opensolaris man page for kvm_nlist

kvm_nlist(3KVM) 					    Kernel VM Library Functions 					   kvm_nlist(3KVM)

NAME
       kvm_nlist - get entries from kernel symbol table

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag... ] file... -lkvm [ library...]
       #include <kvm.h>
       #include <nlist.h>

       int kvm_nlist(kvm_t *kd, struct nlist *nl);

DESCRIPTION
       The  kvm_nlist()  function examines the symbol table from the kernel image identified by kd (see kvm_open(3KVM)) and selectively extracts a
       list of values and puts them in the array of nlist structures pointed to by nl. The name list pointed to by nl  consists  of  an  array	of
       structures containing names, types and values.  The n_name field of each such structure is taken to be a pointer to a character string rep-
       resenting a symbol name.  The list is terminated by an entry with a null pointer (or a pointer to a null string) in the n_name field.   For
       each  entry  in	nl,  if  the  named  symbol is present in the kernel symbol table, its value and type are placed in the n_value and n_type
       fields. If a symbol cannot be located, the corresponding n_type field of nl is set to 0.

RETURN VALUES
       The kvm_nlist() functions returns the value of  nlist(3UCB) or nlist(3ELF), depending on the library used.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Stable			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       kvm_open(3KVM), kvm_kread(3KVM), nlist(3ELF), nlist(3UCB), attributes(5)

NOTES
       Although the libkvm API is Stable, the symbol names and data values that can be accessed through this set of interfaces are Private and are
       subject to ongoing change.

SunOS 5.11							    2 May 2002							   kvm_nlist(3KVM)