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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 val‐
       ues  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.

SunOS 5.10			  3 June 2003			  ldi_dump(9F)
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