1*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h2>host_kernel_version</h2> 2*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<hr> 3*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p> 4*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Return kernel version information for a host. 5*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3> 6*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<pre> 7*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t host_kernel_version</strong> 8*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions <strong>(host_t</strong> <var>host</var>, 9*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions <strong>kernel_version_t</strong> <var>version</var><strong>);</strong> 10*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions</pre> 11*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3> 12*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dl> 13*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p> 14*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>host</var> 15*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dd> 16*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions[in host-name send right] 17*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe name (or control) port for the host for 18*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionswhich information is to be obtained. 19*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p> 20*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>version</var> 21*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dd> 22*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions[out array of <var>char</var>] 23*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsCharacter string describing the kernel version 24*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsexecuting on <var>host</var>. 25*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions</dl> 26*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3> 27*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p> 28*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>host_kernel_version</strong> function returns the version 29*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsstring compiled into the 30*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionskernel executing on <var>host</var> at the time it was built. This describes 31*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsthe version of the kernel. The constant <strong>KERNEL_VERSION_MAX</strong> (in 32*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions\*L<mach/host_info.h>\*O) 33*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsshould be used to dimension storage for the returned string if the 34*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<var>kernel_version_t</var> declaration is not used. 35*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3> 36*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p> 37*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply. 38*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3> 39*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p> 40*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsFunctions: 41*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<a href="host_info.html"><strong>host_info</strong></a>. 42