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Kernel and Subsystems Technical Reference, Volume 2
IOCINFO (Describe Device) sol_ioctl Serial Optical Link Device Handler Operation
Purpose
Returns a structure that describes the Serial Optical Link (SOL) device.
Description
The IOCINFO operation returns a structure that describes the SOL device. For this operation, the arg parameter points to the devinfo structure. This structure is defined in the /usr/include/sys/devinfo.h file and contains the following fields:
devtype |
Identifies the device type. The SOL device type is DD_NET_DH. This value is defined in the /usr/include/sys/devinfo.h file. |
devsubtype |
Identifies the device subtype. The SOL device subtype is DD_SOL. This value is defined in the /usr/include/sys/devinfo.h file. |
broad_wrap |
Specifies whether the wrapping of broadcast packets is supported by the device. |
rdto |
Specifies the configured receive data transfer offset (RDTO) value. |
processor_id |
Identifies the processor ID used by other systems to address this system. This is a customized attribute in the configuration database. |
The parameter block is filled in with the appropriate values upon return.
The IOCINFO operation can be called from the process environment only.
Return Values
EFAULT |
Indicates the specified address is not valid. |
EINVAL |
Indicates the parameter is not valid. |
ENODEV |
Indicates the specified minor number is not valid. |
Implementation Specifics
The IOCINFO operation functions with a Serial Link Adapter and Serial Optical Channel Converter that have been correctly configured for use on a qualified network. Consult hardware specifications for more information on configuring hardware and network qualifications.
Related Information
The sol_ioctl entry point.
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