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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)