DDI_DEV_IS_NEEDED(9F) | Kernel Functions for Drivers | DDI_DEV_IS_NEEDED(9F) |
#include <sys/ddi.h> #include <sys/sunddi.h> int ddi_dev_is_needed(dev_info_t *dip, int component, int level);
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The ddi_dev_is_needed() function informs the system that a device component is needed at the specified power level. The level argument must be non-zero.
This function sets a component to the required level and sets all devices which depend on this to their normal power levels.
The state of the device should be examined before each physical access. The ddi_dev_is_needed() function should be called to set a component to the required power level if the operation to be performed requires the component to be at a power level other than its current level.
The ddi_dev_is_needed() function might cause re-entry of the driver. Deadlock may result if driver locks are held across the call to ddi_dev_is_needed().
DDI_SUCCESS
DDI_FAILURE
A hypothetical disk driver might include this code:
static int xxdisk_spun_down(struct xxstate *xsp) { return (xsp->power_level[DISK_COMPONENT] < POWER_SPUN_UP); } static int xxdisk_strategy(struct buf *bp) { ... mutex_enter(&xxstate_lock); /* * Since we have to drop the mutex, we have to do this in a loop * in case we get preempted and the device gets taken away from * us again */ while (device_spun_down(sp)) { mutex_exit(&xxstate_lock); if (ddi_dev_is_needed(xsp->mydip, XXDISK_COMPONENT, XXPOWER_SPUN_UP) != DDI_SUCCESS) { bioerror(bp,EIO); biodone(bp); return (0); } mutex_enter(&xxstate_lock); } xsp->device_busy++; mutex_exit(&xxstate_lock); ... }
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
Interface Stability | Obsolete |
Writing Device Drivers
December 7, 2003 | OmniOS |