opensolaris man page for ddi_remove_minor_node

Query: ddi_remove_minor_node

OS: opensolaris

Section: 9f

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


NAME

       ddi_remove_minor_node - remove a minor node for this dev_info


SYNOPSIS

       void ddi_remove_minor_node(dev_info_t *dip, char *name);


INTERFACE LEVEL

       Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).


PARAMETERS

       dip	A pointer to the device's dev_info structure.

       name	The name of this minor device.	If  name is  NULL, then remove all minor data structures from this dev_info.


DESCRIPTION

       ddi_remove_minor_node() removes a data structure from the linked list of minor data structures that is pointed to by the dev_info structure
       for this driver.


EXAMPLES

       Example 1 Removing a minor node

       This will remove a data structure describing a minor device called dev1 which is linked into the dev_info structure pointed to by dip:

	     ddi_remove_minor_node(dip, "dev1");


SEE ALSO

       attach(9E), detach(9E), ddi_create_minor_node(9F)

       Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.11							    10 Mar 1992 					 ddi_remove_minor_node(9F)