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Name

write - write data to a device

Synopsis


#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/errno.h>
#include <sys/open.h>
#include <sys/cred.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>

int prefixwrite(dev_t dev, struct uio *uio_p, cred_t *cred_p);

Interface Level

Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI). This entry point is optional.

Arguments

dev
Device number.
uio_p
Pointer to the uio(9S) structure that describes where the data is to be stored in user space.
cred_p
Pointer to the user credential structure for the I/O transaction.

Description

Used for character or raw data I/O, the driver write() routine is called indirectly through cb_ops(9S) by the write(2) system call. The write() routine supervises the data transfer from user space to a device described by the uio(9S) structure.

The write routine should check the validity of the minor number component of dev and the user credentials pointed to by cred_p (if pertinent).

Return Values

The write() routine should return 0 for success, or the appropriate error number.

See Also

read(2) , write(2) , read(9E) , cb_ops(9S) , uio(9S)


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