1*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<h2>host_kernel_version</h2> 2*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<hr> 3*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<p> 4*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Return kernel version information for a host. 5*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3> 6*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<pre> 7*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t host_kernel_version</strong> 8*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions <strong>(host_t</strong> <var>host</var>, 9*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions <strong>kernel_version_t</strong> <var>version</var><strong>);</strong> 10*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions</pre> 11*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3> 12*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<dl> 13*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<p> 14*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>host</var> 15*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 16*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions[in host-name send right] 17*a1e26a70SApple OSS DistributionsThe name (or control) port for the host for 18*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributionswhich information is to be obtained. 19*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<p> 20*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>version</var> 21*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 22*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions[out array of <var>char</var>] 23*a1e26a70SApple OSS DistributionsCharacter string describing the kernel version 24*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributionsexecuting on <var>host</var>. 25*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions</dl> 26*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3> 27*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<p> 28*a1e26a70SApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>host_kernel_version</strong> function returns the version 29*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributionsstring compiled into the 30*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributionskernel executing on <var>host</var> at the time it was built. This describes 31*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributionsthe version of the kernel. The constant <strong>KERNEL_VERSION_MAX</strong> (in 32*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions\*L<mach/host_info.h>\*O) 33*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributionsshould be used to dimension storage for the returned string if the 34*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<var>kernel_version_t</var> declaration is not used. 35*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3> 36*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<p> 37*a1e26a70SApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply. 38*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3> 39*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<p> 40*a1e26a70SApple OSS DistributionsFunctions: 41*a1e26a70SApple OSS Distributions<a href="host_info.html"><strong>host_info</strong></a>. 42