1*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h2>host_kernel_version</h2> 2*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<hr> 3*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 4*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Return kernel version information for a host. 5*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3> 6*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<pre> 7*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t host_kernel_version</strong> 8*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions <strong>(host_t</strong> <var>host</var>, 9*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions <strong>kernel_version_t</strong> <var>version</var><strong>);</strong> 10*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions</pre> 11*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3> 12*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dl> 13*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 14*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>host</var> 15*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 16*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions[in host-name send right] 17*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsThe name (or control) port for the host for 18*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionswhich information is to be obtained. 19*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 20*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>version</var> 21*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 22*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions[out array of <var>char</var>] 23*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsCharacter string describing the kernel version 24*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionsexecuting on <var>host</var>. 25*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions</dl> 26*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3> 27*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 28*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>host_kernel_version</strong> function returns the version 29*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionsstring compiled into the 30*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionskernel executing on <var>host</var> at the time it was built. This describes 31*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionsthe version of the kernel. The constant <strong>KERNEL_VERSION_MAX</strong> (in 32*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions\*L<mach/host_info.h>\*O) 33*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionsshould be used to dimension storage for the returned string if the 34*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<var>kernel_version_t</var> declaration is not used. 35*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3> 36*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 37*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply. 38*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3> 39*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 40*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsFunctions: 41*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<a href="host_info.html"><strong>host_info</strong></a>. 42