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>devfs_get_handle -- Find the handle of a devfs entry.
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>devfs_handle_t <TT
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>devfs_get_handle </TT
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>(devfs_handle_t <TT
CLASS="PARAMETER"
><I
>dir</I
></TT
>, const char * <TT
CLASS="PARAMETER"
><I
>name</I
></TT
>, unsigned int <TT
CLASS="PARAMETER"
><I
>major</I
></TT
>, unsigned int <TT
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><I
>minor</I
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>, char <TT
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><TT
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><I
>dir</I
></TT
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> The handle to the parent devfs directory entry. If this is <TT
CLASS="CONSTANT"
>NULL</TT
> the
name is relative to the root of the devfs.
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> The name of the entry.
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> The major number. This is used if <TT
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> The minor number. This is used if <TT
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>type</I
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> The type of special file to search for. This may be either
<TT
CLASS="CONSTANT"
>DEVFS_SPECIAL_CHR</TT
> or <TT
CLASS="CONSTANT"
>DEVFS_SPECIAL_BLK</TT
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>traverse_symlinks</I
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> If <TT
CLASS="CONSTANT"
>TRUE</TT
> then symlink entries in the devfs namespace are
traversed. Symlinks pointing out of the devfs namespace will cause a
failure. Symlink traversal consumes stack space.
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> Returns a handle which may later be used in a call to
<TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>devfs_unregister</TT
>, <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>devfs_get_flags</TT
>, or <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>devfs_set_flags</TT
>. A
subsequent <TT
CLASS="FUNCTION"
>devfs_put</TT
> is required to decrement the refcount.
On failure <TT
CLASS="CONSTANT"
>NULL</TT
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