1*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h2>host_kernel_version</h2> 2*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<hr> 3*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p> 4*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Return kernel version information for a host. 5*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3> 6*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<pre> 7*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t host_kernel_version</strong> 8*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions <strong>(host_t</strong> <var>host</var>, 9*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions <strong>kernel_version_t</strong> <var>version</var><strong>);</strong> 10*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions</pre> 11*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3> 12*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<dl> 13*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p> 14*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>host</var> 15*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 16*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions[in host-name send right] 17*699cd480SApple OSS DistributionsThe name (or control) port for the host for 18*699cd480SApple OSS Distributionswhich information is to be obtained. 19*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p> 20*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>version</var> 21*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 22*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions[out array of <var>char</var>] 23*699cd480SApple OSS DistributionsCharacter string describing the kernel version 24*699cd480SApple OSS Distributionsexecuting on <var>host</var>. 25*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions</dl> 26*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3> 27*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p> 28*699cd480SApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>host_kernel_version</strong> function returns the version 29*699cd480SApple OSS Distributionsstring compiled into the 30*699cd480SApple OSS Distributionskernel executing on <var>host</var> at the time it was built. This describes 31*699cd480SApple OSS Distributionsthe version of the kernel. The constant <strong>KERNEL_VERSION_MAX</strong> (in 32*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions\*L<mach/host_info.h>\*O) 33*699cd480SApple OSS Distributionsshould be used to dimension storage for the returned string if the 34*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<var>kernel_version_t</var> declaration is not used. 35*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3> 36*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p> 37*699cd480SApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply. 38*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3> 39*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<p> 40*699cd480SApple OSS DistributionsFunctions: 41*699cd480SApple OSS Distributions<a href="host_info.html"><strong>host_info</strong></a>. 42