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IOBSDNameMatching

Create a matching dictionary that specifies an IOService match based on BSD device name.

Declaration

OSDictionary * IOBSDNameMatching(const char *name);

Parameters

  • masterPort:

    The primary port obtained from IOMasterPort(). Pass kIOMasterPortDefault to look up the default primary port.

  • options:

    No options are currently defined.

  • bsdName:

    The BSD name, as a const char *.

Return Value

The matching dictionary created, is returned on success, or zero on failure. The dictionary is commonly passed to IOServiceGetMatchingServices or IOServiceAddNotification which will consume a reference, otherwise it should be released with CFRelease by the caller.

Discussion

IOServices that represent BSD devices have an associated BSD name. This function creates a matching dictionary that will match IOService's with a given BSD name.

See Also

Driver Registry