opensolaris man page for net_instance_alloc

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

NAME
       net_instance_alloc - allocate a net_instance_t structure

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/neti.h>

       net_instance_t *net_instance_alloc(const int version);

INTERFACE LEVEL
       Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).

PARAMETERS
       version	  must always be the symbol NETI_VERSION.

DESCRIPTION
       The net_instance_alloc() function allocates a net_instance_t structure, returning a pointer for the caller to use.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon success, net_instance_alloc() returns a pointer to the allocated net_instance_t structure. On failure, it returns a NULL pointer.

CONTEXT
       The net_instance_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
       net_instance_free(9F), attributes(5), net_inject_t(9S)

SunOS 5.11							    1 May 2008						    net_instance_alloc(9F)