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Name

scsi_hba_pkt_alloc, scsi_hba_pkt_free - allocate and free a scsi_pkt structure

Synopsis

#include <sys/scsi/scsi.h>

struct scsi_pkt *scsi_hba_pkt_alloc(dev_info_t *dip, struct scsi_address *ap, int cmdlen, int statuslen, int tgtlen, int hbalen, int (*callback )(caddr_t arg), caddr_t arg);

void scsi_hba_pkt_free(struct scsi_address *ap, struct scsi_pkt *pkt);

Interface Level

Solaris architecture specific (Solaris DDI).

Arguments

dip
Pointer to a dev_info_t structure, defining the HBA driver instance.
ap
Pointer to a scsi_address(9S) structure, defining the target instance.
cmdlen
Length in bytes to be allocated for the SCSI command descriptor block (CDB).
statuslen
Length in bytes to be allocated for the SCSI status completion block (SCB).
tgtlen
Length in bytes to be allocated for a private data area for the target driver’s exclusive use.
hbalen
Length in bytes to be allocated for a private data area for the HBA driver’s exclusive use.
callback
indicates what scsi_hba_pkt_alloc() should do when resources are not available:

NULL_FUNC
Do not wait for resources. Return a NULL pointer.
SLEEP_FUNC
Wait indefinitely for resources.
arg
Must be NULL .
pkt
A pointer to a scsi_pkt(9S) structure.

Description

scsi_hba_pkt_alloc()

scsi_hba_pkt_alloc() allocates space for a scsi_pkt structure. HBA drivers should use this interface when allocating a scsi_pkt from their tran_init_pkt(9E) entry point.

If callback is NULL_FUNC , scsi_hba_pkt_alloc() may not sleep when allocating resources, and callers should be prepared to deal with allocation failures.

scsi_hba_pkt_alloc() copies the scsi_address(9S) structure pointed to by ap to the pkt_address field in the scsi_pkt(9S) .


scsi_hba_pkt_alloc() also allocates memory for these scsi_pkt(9S) data areas, and sets these fields to point to the allocated memory:

pkt_ha_private
HBA private data area
pkt_private
target driver private data area
pkt_scbp
SCSI status completion block
pkt_cdbp
SCSI command descriptor block

scsi_hba_pkt_free()

scsi_hba_pkt_free() frees the space allocated for the scsi_pkt(9S) structure.

Return Values

scsi_hba_pkt_alloc() returns a pointer to the scsi_pkt structure, or NULL if no space is available.

Context

scsi_hba_pkt_alloc() can be called from user or interrupt context. Drivers must not allow scsi_hba_pkt_alloc() to sleep if called from an interrupt routine.

scsi_hba_pkt_free() can be called from user or interrupt context.

See Also

tran_init_pkt(9E) , scsi_address(9S) , scsi_pkt(9S)

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