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7 .TH NET_INSTANCE_ALLOC 9F "Mar 5, 2012"
9 net_instance_alloc \- allocate a net_instance_t structure
15 \fBnet_instance_t *\fR\fBnet_instance_alloc\fR(\fBconst\fR \fBint\fR \fIversion\fR);
21 Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).
29 must always be the symbol \fBNETINFO_VERSION\fR.
35 The \fBnet_instance_alloc()\fR function allocates a \fBnet_instance_t\fR
36 structure, returning a pointer for the caller to use.
40 Upon success, \fBnet_instance_alloc()\fR returns a pointer to the allocated
41 \fInet_instance_t\fR structure. On failure, it returns a \fINULL\fR pointer.
45 The \fBnet_instance_alloc()\fR function may be called from user or kernel
50 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
58 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
60 Interface Stability Committed
66 \fBnet_instance_free\fR(9F), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBnet_inject_t\fR(9S)