opensolaris man page for hook_alloc

Query: hook_alloc

OS: opensolaris

Section: 9f

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

NAME
hook_alloc - allocate a hook_t data structure
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/hook.h> hook_t *hook_alloc(const int version);
INTERFACE LEVEL
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).
PARAMETERS
version must always be the symbol HOOK_VERSION.
DESCRIPTION
The hook_alloc() function allocates a hook_t structure, returning a pointer for the caller to use.
RETURN VALUES
Upon success, hook_alloc() returns a pointer to the allocated hook_t structure. On failure, hook_alloc() returns a NULL pointer.
CONTEXT
The hook_alloc() function may be called from user or kernel context.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWcsu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Committed | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
hook_free(9F), hook_t(9S) SunOS 5.11 1 May 2008 hook_alloc(9F)