1*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<h2>host_kernel_version</h2> 2*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<hr> 3*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<p> 4*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Return kernel version information for a host. 5*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3> 6*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<pre> 7*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t host_kernel_version</strong> 8*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions <strong>(host_t</strong> <var>host</var>, 9*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions <strong>kernel_version_t</strong> <var>version</var><strong>);</strong> 10*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions</pre> 11*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3> 12*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<dl> 13*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<p> 14*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>host</var> 15*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<dd> 16*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions[in host-name send right] 17*c54f35caSApple OSS DistributionsThe name (or control) port for the host for 18*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributionswhich information is to be obtained. 19*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<p> 20*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>version</var> 21*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<dd> 22*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions[out array of <var>char</var>] 23*c54f35caSApple OSS DistributionsCharacter string describing the kernel version 24*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributionsexecuting on <var>host</var>. 25*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions</dl> 26*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3> 27*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<p> 28*c54f35caSApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>host_kernel_version</strong> function returns the version 29*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributionsstring compiled into the 30*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributionskernel executing on <var>host</var> at the time it was built. This describes 31*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributionsthe version of the kernel. The constant <strong>KERNEL_VERSION_MAX</strong> (in 32*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions\*L<mach/host_info.h>\*O) 33*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributionsshould be used to dimension storage for the returned string if the 34*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<var>kernel_version_t</var> declaration is not used. 35*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3> 36*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<p> 37*c54f35caSApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply. 38*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3> 39*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<p> 40*c54f35caSApple OSS DistributionsFunctions: 41*c54f35caSApple OSS Distributions<a href="host_info.html"><strong>host_info</strong></a>. 42