resource_int_value(9)

NAME

resource_int_value, resource_long_value,

resource_string_value - get a
value from the hints mechanism

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/bus.h>
int
resource_int_value(const  char  *name,  int unit, const char
*resname,
        int *result);
int
resource_long_value(const char *name, int unit,  const  char
*resname,
        long *result);
int
resource_string_value(const char *name, int unit, const char
*resname,
        const char **result);

DESCRIPTION

These functions fetch a value from the ``hints'' mechanism.

The functions take the following arguments:

name The name of the device to get the resource value

from.

unit The unit number of the device. -1 is special and

is used for

wildcard entries.

resname The resource name.

result A pointer to memory in which to store the resource

value.

RETURN VALUES

If successful, the functions return 0. Otherwise, a non-ze

ro error code
is returned.

ERRORS

The functions will fail if:

[ENOENT] The resource could not be found.

[EFTYPE] Inappropriate resource type.

SEE ALSO

device(9), driver(9)

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Warner Losh <imp@FreeB

SD.org>.

BSD March 1, 2001

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