ALLOC_UNR(9) BSD Kernel Developer's Manual ALLOC_UNR(9)NAME
new_unrhdr, delete_unrhdr, alloc_unr, free_unr — kernel unit number allo‐
cator
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/systm.h>
struct unrhdr *
new_unrhdr(int low, int high, struct mtx *mutex);
void
delete_unrhdr(struct unrhdr *uh);
int
alloc_unr(struct unrhdr *uh);
int
alloc_unrl(struct unrhdr *uh);
void
free_unr(struct unrhdr *uh, u_int item);
DESCRIPTION
The kernel unit number allocator is a generic facility, which allows to
allocate unit numbers within a specified range.
new_unrhdr(low, high, mutex)
Initialize a new unit number allocator entity. The low and high
arguments specify minimum and maximum number of unit numbers.
There is no cost associated with the range of unit numbers, so
unless the resource really is finite, INT_MAX can be used. If
mutex is not NULL, it is used for locking when allocating and
freeing units. Otherwise, internal mutex is used.
delete_unrhdr(uh)
Destroy specified unit number allocator entity.
alloc_unr(uh)
Return a new unit number. The lowest free number is always allo‐
cated. This function does not allocate memory and never sleeps,
however it may block on a mutex. If no free unit numbers are
left, -1 is returned.
alloc_unrl(uh)
Same as alloc_unr() except that mutex is assumed to be already
locked and thus is not used.
free_unr(uh, item)
Free a previously allocated unit number. This function may
require allocating memory, and thus it can sleep. There is no
pre-locked variant.
CODE REFERENCES
The above functions are implemented in sys/kern/subr_unit.c.
HISTORY
Kernel unit number allocator first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.
AUTHORS
Kernel unit number allocator was written by Poul-Henning Kamp. This man‐
page was written by Gleb Smirnoff.
BSD February 7, 2010 BSD