opensolaris man page for ddi_get_parent

Query: ddi_get_parent

OS: opensolaris

Section: 9f

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

NAME
ddi_get_parent - find the parent of a device information structure
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/ddi.h> #include <sys/sunddi.h> dev_info_t *ddi_get_parent(dev_info_t *dip);
INTERFACE LEVEL
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).
PARAMETERS
dip Pointer to a device information structure.
DESCRIPTION
The ddi_get_parent() function returns a pointer to the device information structure which is the parent of the one pointed to by dip.
RETURN VALUES
The ddi_get_parent() function returns a pointer to a device information structure.
CONTEXT
The ddi_get_parent() function can be called from user, interrupt, or kernel context.
SEE ALSO
Writing Device Drivers SunOS 5.11 16 Jan 2006 ddi_get_parent(9F)