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NAME

new_unrhdr, delete_unrhdr, alloc_unr, free_unr - "kernel unit number allocator"

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Code References
History
Authors

SYNOPSIS


.In 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 not NULL, 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
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
.Fx 5.5 .

AUTHORS


.An -nosplit Kernel unit number allocator was written by
.An Poul-Henning Kamp . This manpage was written by
.An Gleb Smirnoff .

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