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TAPSET::DEV(3stap)                                    TAPSET::DEV(3stap)

NAME         top

       tapset::dev - systemtap dev tapset

DESCRIPTION         top

       MAJOR  Extract major device number from a kernel device number
              (kdev_t)

              See function::MAJOR(3stap)
               for details.

       MINOR  Extract minor device number from a kernel device number
              (kdev_t)

              See function::MINOR(3stap)
               for details.

       MKDEF  Creates a value that can be compared to a kernel device
              number (kdev_t)

              See function::MKDEF(3stap)
               for details.

       usrdev2kerndev
              Converts a user-space device number into the format used
              in the kernel

              See function::usrdev2kerndev(3stap)
               for details.

SEE ALSO         top

       function::MAJOR(3stap), function::MINOR(3stap),
       function::MKDEF(3stap), function::usrdev2kerndev(3stap), stap(1),
       stapprobes(3stap)

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the systemtap (a tracing and live-system
       analysis tool) project.  Information about the project can be
       found at ⟨https://sourceware.org/systemtap/⟩.  If you have a bug
       report for this manual page, send it to systemtap@sourceware.org.
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SystemTap Tapset Reference    November 2023           TAPSET::DEV(3stap)

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