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

NAME

ldi_dump - Issue a dump request to a device

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/sunldi.h>

int ldi_dump(ldi_handle_t lh, caddr_t addr, daddr_t blkno, int nblk);

PARAMETERS

lh
Layered handle.


addr
Area dump address.


blkno
Block offset to dump memory.


nblk
Number of blocks to dump.

DESCRIPTION

The ldi_dump() function passes a dump request to the device entry point
specified by the layered handle. This operation is supported for block
devices.

RETURN VALUES

The ldi_dump() function returns 0 upon success. If a failure occurs
before the request is passed on to the device, the possible return values
are shown below. Otherwise any other error number may be returned by the
device.

EINVAL
Invalid input parameters.


ENOTSUP
Operation is not supported for this device.

CONTEXT

These functions may be called from user or kernel context.


June 3, 2003 LDI_DUMP(9F)