1*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h2>host_kernel_version</h2> 2*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<hr> 3*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p> 4*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Return kernel version information for a host. 5*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3> 6*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<pre> 7*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t host_kernel_version</strong> 8*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions <strong>(host_t</strong> <var>host</var>, 9*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions <strong>kernel_version_t</strong> <var>version</var><strong>);</strong> 10*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions</pre> 11*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3> 12*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<dl> 13*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p> 14*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>host</var> 15*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 16*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions[in host-name send right] 17*19c3b8c2SApple OSS DistributionsThe name (or control) port for the host for 18*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributionswhich information is to be obtained. 19*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p> 20*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>version</var> 21*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 22*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions[out array of <var>char</var>] 23*19c3b8c2SApple OSS DistributionsCharacter string describing the kernel version 24*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributionsexecuting on <var>host</var>. 25*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions</dl> 26*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3> 27*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p> 28*19c3b8c2SApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>host_kernel_version</strong> function returns the version 29*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributionsstring compiled into the 30*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributionskernel executing on <var>host</var> at the time it was built. This describes 31*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributionsthe version of the kernel. The constant <strong>KERNEL_VERSION_MAX</strong> (in 32*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions\*L<mach/host_info.h>\*O) 33*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributionsshould be used to dimension storage for the returned string if the 34*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<var>kernel_version_t</var> declaration is not used. 35*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3> 36*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p> 37*19c3b8c2SApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply. 38*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3> 39*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<p> 40*19c3b8c2SApple OSS DistributionsFunctions: 41*19c3b8c2SApple OSS Distributions<a href="host_info.html"><strong>host_info</strong></a>. 42