Kernel Functions for Drivers                         ldidump(9F)



NAME
     ldidump - Issue a dump request to a device

SYNOPSIS
     #include 

     int ldidump(ldihandlet lh, caddrt addr, daddrt 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 ldidump() 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 ldidump() function returns 0 upon success. If a failure
     occurs  before  the  request is passed on to the device, the
     possible return values 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 5.11          Last change: 3 June 2003                    1