kstat_intr(9S) Data Structures for Drivers kstat_intr(9S)
NAME
kstat_intr - structure for interrupt kstats
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/kstat.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
INTERFACE LEVEL
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI)
DESCRIPTION
Interrupt statistics are kept in the kstat_intr structure. When kstat_create(9F) creates an interrupt kstat, the ks_data field is a pointer
to one of these structures. The macro KSTAT_INTR_PTR() is provided to retrieve this field. It looks like this:
#define KSTAT_INTR_PTR(kptr) ((kstat_intr_t *)(kptr)->ks_data)
An interrupt is a hard interrupt (sourced from the hardware device itself), a soft interrupt (induced by the system through the use of some
system interrupt source), a watchdog interrupt (induced by a periodic timer call), spurious (an interrupt entry point was entered but there
was no interrupt to service), or multiple service (an interrupt was detected and serviced just prior to returning from any of the other
types).
Drivers generally report only claimed hard interrupts and soft interrupts from their handlers, but measurement of the spurious class of
interrupts is useful for auto-vectored devices in order to pinpoint any interrupt latency problems in a particular system configuration.
Devices that have more than one interrupt of the same type should use multiple structures.
STRUCTURE MEMBERS
ulong_t intrs[KSTAT_NUM_INTRS]; /* interrupt counters */
The only member exposed to drivers is the intrs member. This field is an array of counters. The driver must use the appropriate counter in
the array based on the type of interrupt condition.
The following indexes are supported:
KSTAT_INTR_HARD
Hard interrupt
KSTAT_INTR_SOFT
Soft interrupt
KSTAT_INTR_WATCHDOG
Watchdog interrupt
KSTAT_INTR_SPURIOUS
Spurious interrupt
KSTAT_INTR_MULTSVC
Multiple service interrupt
SEE ALSO
kstat(9S)
Writing Device Drivers
SunOS 5.10 4 Apr 1994 kstat_intr(9S)