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IOKitServer.h

Include Path:	<IOKit/IOKitServer.h>
Path:	/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/Headers/IOKitServer.h
Includes:	<IOKit/IOTypes.h> <IOKit/IOKitKeys.h> <IOKit/OSMessageNotification.h> <mach/kmod.h>

Overview

This header contains internal definitions used in communication between the I/O Kit user library and the I/O Kit Catalog.

Enumerations

IOCatalogueGetData

enum { 
    kIOCatalogGetContents = 1, 
    kIOCatalogGetModuleDemandList = 2, 
    kIOCatalogGetCacheMissList = 3, 
    kIOCatalogGetROMMkextList = 4 
};

Constants

kIOCatalogGetContents
Returns a snapshot of the database to the caller.

Discussion

user-client flags

IOCatalogueReset

enum { 
    kIOCatalogResetDefault = 1 
};

Constants

kIOCatalogResetDefault
Removes all entries from IOCatalogue except those used for booting the system.

Discussion

user-client flag

IOCatalogueSendData

enum { 
    kIOCatalogAddDrivers = 1, 
    kIOCatalogAddDriversNoMatch, 
    kIOCatalogRemoveDrivers, 
    kIOCatalogRemoveDriversNoMatch, 
    kIOCatalogStartMatching, 
    kIOCatalogRemoveKernelLinker, 
    kIOCatalogKextdFinishedLaunching 
};

Constants

kIOCatalogAddDrivers
Signals a call to the addDrivers function in IOCatalogue.

kIOCatalogAddDriversNoMatch
Signals a call to the addDrivers function in IOCatalogue but does not start a matching thread.

kIOCatalogRemoveDrivers
Signals a call to the removeDrivers function in IOCatalogue.

kIOCatalogRemoveDriversNoMatch
Signals a call to the removeDrivers function in IOCatalogue but does not start a matching thread.

kIOCatalogStartMatching
Signals the IOCatalogue to start an IOService matching thread.

Discussion

user-client flags.

IOCatalogueTerminate

enum { 
    kIOCatalogModuleUnload = 1, 
    kIOCatalogModuleTerminate, 
    kIOCatalogServiceTerminate 
};

Constants

kIOCatalogModuleUnload
Terminates all services which depend on a particular module and unloads the module.

kIOCatalogModuleTerminate
Terminates all services which depend on a particular module but does not unload the module.

kIOCatalogServiceTerminate
Terminates a particular service by name.

Discussion

user-client flags.

IOMakeMatching

enum { 
    kIOServiceMatching = 100, 
    kIOBSDNameMatching = 101, 
    kIOOFPathMatching = 102 
};

Constants

kIOServiceMatching

kIOBSDNameMatching

kIOOFPathMatching

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Last Updated: 2008-03-11