QASSOCIATE(9F)QASSOCIATE(9F)NAMEqassociate - associate STREAMS queue with driver instance
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stream.h>
#include <sys/stropts.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
int qassociate(queue_t *q, int instance
INTERFACE LEVEL
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).
PARAMETERS
queue_t *q
Pointer to a queue(9S) structure. Either the read or
write queue can be used.
int instance
Driver instance number or -1.
DESCRIPTION
The qassociate() function must be used by DLPI style 2 device drivers
to manage the association between STREAMS queues and device instances.
The gld(7D) does this automatically on behalf of drivers based on it.
It is recommended that the gld(7D) be used for network device drivers
whenever possible.
The qassociate() function associates the specified STREAMS queue with
the specified instance of the bottom driver in the queue. Upon success‐
ful return, the stream is associated with the instance with any prior
association dissolved.
A DLPI style 2 driver calls qassociate() while processing the
DL_ATTACH_REQ message. The driver is also expected to call this inter‐
face while performing stream associations through other means, such as
ndd(1M) ioctl commands.
If instance is -1, the stream is left unassociated with any hardware
instance.
If the interface returns failure, the stream is not associated with the
specified instance. Any prior association is left untouched.
The interface typically fails because of failure to locate and attach
the device instance. The interface never fails if the specified
instance is -1.
CONTEXT
The qassociate() function can be called from the stream's put(9E) entry
point.
RETURN VALUES
0
Success.
-1
Failure.
EXAMPLES
DLPI style 2 network driver DL_ATTACH_REQ code specifies:
if (qassociate(q, instance) != 0)
goto fail;
The association prevents Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) from detaching
the instance.
DLPI style 2 network driver DL_DETACH code specifies:
(void) qassociate(q, -1);
This dissolves the queue's association with any device instance.
DLPI style 2 network driver open(9E) code must call:
qassociate(q, -1);
This informs the framework that this driver has been modified to be
DDI-compliant.
SEE ALSOdlpi(7P), gld(7D), open(9E), put(9E), ddi_no_info(9F), queue(9S)
Feb 01, 2007 QASSOCIATE(9F)
