Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI)

nvl

The list of name-value pairs (nvlist_t) to be processed.

nvpair

Handle to a name-value pair.

The nvlist_next_nvpair() function returns a handle to the next name-value pair (nvpair) in the list following nvpair. If nvpair is NULL, the first pair is returned. If nvpair is the last pair in the nvlist_t, NULL is returned.

The nvpair_name() function returns a string containing the name of nvpair.

The nvpair_type() function retrieves the value of the nvpair in the form of enumerated type data_type_t. This is used to determine the appropriate nvpair_*() function to call for retrieving the value.

For nvpair_name(), a string containing the name.

For nvpair_type(), an enumerated data type data_type_t. Possible values for data_type_t are as follows:

DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN DATA_TYPE_BYTE DATA_TYPE_INT16 DATA_TYPE_UINT16 DATA_TYPE_INT32 DATA_TYPE_UINT32 DATA_TYPE_INT64 DATA_TYPE_UINT64 DATA_TYPE_STRING DATA_TYPE_BYTE_ARRAY DATA_TYPE_INT16_ARRAY DATA_TYPE_UINT16_ARRAY DATA_TYPE_INT32_ARRAY DATA_TYPE_UINT32_ARRAY DATA_TYPE_INT64_ARRAY DATA_TYPE_UINT64_ARRAY DATA_TYPE_STRING_ARRAY

For nvlist_next_pair():

NULL

Reached end of list.

otherwise:

Handle to next nvpair in the list.

The functions described here can be called from user or interrupt context.