man pages for identify

SunOS 5.8 Last change: 12 Oct 1995
NAME
     identify - determine if a driver is associated with a device

SYNOPSIS
     #include 
     #include 
     #include 

     int prefixidentify(dev_info_t *dip);

INTERFACE LEVEL
     Solaris DDI specific (Solaris  DDI).  This  entry  point  is
     obsolete and is no longer required. This entry point may not
     be supported  in  future  releases.  nulldev(9F)  should  be
     specified in the  dev_ops(9S) structure.

ARGUMENTS
     dip   A pointer to a dev_info structure.

DESCRIPTION
     identify() was used to determine whether a driver drives the
     device  pointed to by dip. identify() is currently supported
     to provide backward compatibility  with  older  drivers  and
     should not be implemented. See the INTERFACE LEVEL section.

RETURN VALUES
     The return value from identify() is ignored.

SEE ALSO
     nulldev(9F), dev_ops(9S)

WARNINGS
     This routine may be called multiple times. It  may  also  be
     called  at  any  time.  The driver should not infer anything
     from the the sequence or the  number  of  times  this  entry
     point has been called.

     This entry point may not be supported in future releases.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for a description of the following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Stability Level             | Obsolete*                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

     * Schedule for removal in a minor release after 8/98.