opensolaris man page for ddi_get_cred

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

NAME
       ddi_get_cred - returns a pointer to the credential structure of the caller

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

       cred_t *ddi_get_cred(void)

INTERFACE LEVEL
       Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).

DESCRIPTION
       ddi_get_cred() returns a pointer to the user credential structure of the caller.

RETURN VALUES
       ddi_get_cred() returns a pointer to the caller's credential structure.

CONTEXT
       ddi_get_cred() can be called from user context only.

SEE ALSO
       Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.11							    11 Apr 1991 						  ddi_get_cred(9F)