kstat_lookup(3K)
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
kstat_lookup() walks down the kstat chain, kc->kc_chain, looking 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, then those fields will be ignored in the search. For example, kstat_lookup(NULL, -1, "foo") will simply find the first kstat with name "foo".
kstat_data_lookup() searches the kstat’s data section for the record with the specified name. This operation is only valid for kstat types which have named data records. Currently, only the KSTAT_TYPE_NAMED and KSTAT_TYPE_TIMER kstats have named data records.
RETURN VALUES
kstat_lookup() returns a pointer to the requested kstat if it is found, or NULL if it isn’t.
kstat_data_lookup() returns a pointer to the requested data record if it is found. If the requested record is not found, or if the kstat type is invalid, kstat_data_lookup() returns NULL.
FILES
/dev/kstat kernel statistics driver
SEE ALSO
kstat(3K), kstat_chain_update(3K), kstat_close(3K), kstat_open(3K), kstat_read(3K), kstat_write(3K)
SunOS 5.6 — Last change: 26 May 1994