kstat_lookup(3KSTAT) Kernel Statistics Library Functions kstat_lookup(3KSTAT)NAME
kstat_lookup, kstat_data_lookup - find a kstat by name
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lkstat [ library...]
#include <kstat.h>
kstat_t *kstat_lookup(kstat_ctl_t *kc, char *ks_module, int
ks_instance, char *ks_name);
void *kstat_data_lookup(kstat_t *ksp, char *name);
DESCRIPTION
The kstat_lookup() function traverses the kstat chain, kc->kc_chain,
searching for a kstat with the same ks_module, ks_instance, and ks_name
fields; this triplet uniquely identifies a kstat. If ks_module is
NULL, ks_instance is -1, or ks_name is NULL, those fields will be
ignored in the search. For example, kstat_lookup(kc, NULL, -1, "foo")
will find the first kstat with name "foo".
The kstat_data_lookup() function searches the kstat's data section for
the record with the specified name. This operation is valid only for
those kstat types that have named data records: KSTAT_TYPE_NAMED and
KSTAT_TYPE_TIMER.
RETURN VALUES
The kstat_lookup() function returns a pointer to the requested kstat if
it is found. Otherwise it returns NULL and sets errno to indicate the
error.
The kstat_data_lookup() function returns a pointer to the requested
data record if it is found. Otherwise it returns NULL and sets errno to
indicate the error .
ERRORS
The kstat_lookup() and kstat_data_lookup() functions will fail if:
EINVAL An attempt was made to look up data for a kstat that
was not of type KSTAT_TYPE_NAMED or KSTAT_TYPE_TIMER.
ENOENT The requested kstat could not be found.
FILES
/dev/kstat kernel statistics driver
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Stable │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│MT-Level │Unsafe │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOkstat(3KSTAT), kstat_chain_update(3KSTAT), kstat_open(3KSTAT),
kstat_read(3KSTAT), attributes(5)SunOS 5.10 3 Aug 2004 kstat_lookup(3KSTAT)