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NAME¶
new_unrhdr, delete_unrhdr, alloc_unr, free_unr — kernel unit number allocatorSYNOPSIS¶
#include <sys/systm.h> struct unrhdr *new_unrhdr(int low, int high, struct mtx *mutex); void
delete_unrhdr(struct unrhdr *uh); int
alloc_unr(struct unrhdr *uh); int
alloc_unrl(struct unrhdr *uh); void
free_unr(struct unrhdr *uh, u_int item);
DESCRIPTION¶
The kernel unit number allocator is a generic facility, which allows to allocate unit numbers within a specified range.- new_unrhdr(low, high, mutex)
- Initialize a new unit number allocator entity. The
low and high arguments specify
minimum and maximum number of unit numbers. There is no cost associated
with the range of unit numbers, so unless the resource really is finite,
INT_MAX
can be used. If mutex is notNULL
, it is used for locking when allocating and freeing units. Otherwise, internal mutex is used. - delete_unrhdr(uh)
- Destroy specified unit number allocator entity.
- alloc_unr(uh)
- Return a new unit number. The lowest free number is always
allocated. This function does not allocate memory and never sleeps,
however it may block on a mutex. If no free unit numbers are left,
-1
is returned. - alloc_unrl(uh)
- Same as alloc_unr() except that mutex is assumed to be already locked and thus is not used.
- free_unr(uh, item)
- Free a previously allocated unit number. This function may require allocating memory, and thus it can sleep. There is no pre-locked variant.
CODE REFERENCES¶
The above functions are implemented in sys/kern/subr_unit.c.HISTORY¶
Kernel unit number allocator first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.AUTHORS¶
Kernel unit number allocator was written by Poul-Henning Kamp. This manpage was written by Gleb Smirnoff.February 7, 2010 | Debian |