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<h2>device_write</h2>\r<hr>\r<p>\r<strong>Function</strong> - Write a sequence of bytes to a specific device.\r<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>\r<pre>\r<strong>#include&ltdevice/device.h&gt</strong>\r\r<strong>kern_return_t   device_write</strong>\r                <strong>(device_t</strong>                                <var>device</var>,\r                 <strong>mach_port_t</strong>                         <var>reply_port</var>,\r                 <strong>dev_mode_t</strong>                                <var>mode</var>,\r                 <strong>recnum_t</strong>                                <var>recnum</var>,\r                 <strong>io_buf_ptr_t</strong>                              <var>data</var>,\r                 <strong>mach_msg_type_number_t</strong>              <var>data_count</var>,\r                 <strong>io_buf_len_t</strong>                      <var>io_buf_len_t</var><strong>);</strong>\r\r\r<strong>#include&ltdevice/device_request.h&gt</strong>\r\r<strong>kern_return_t   device_write_request</strong>\r                <strong>(mach_port_t</strong>                             <var>device</var>,\r                 <strong>mach_port_t</strong>                         <var>reply_port</var>,\r                 <strong>dev_mode_t</strong>                                <var>mode</var>,\r                 <strong>recnum_t</strong>                                <var>recnum</var>,\r                 <strong>io_buf_ptr_t</strong>                              <var>data</var>,\r                 <strong>mach_msg_type_number_t</strong>              <var>data_count</var><strong>);</strong>\r\r\r<strong>kern_return_t   ds_device_write_reply</strong>\r                <strong>(mach_port_t</strong>                         <var>reply_port</var>,\r                 <strong>kern_return_t</strong>                      <var>return_code</var>,\r                 <strong>io_buf_len_t</strong>                     <var>bytes_written</var><strong>);</strong>\r</pre>\r<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>\r<dl>\r<p>\r<dt> <var>device</var> \r<dd>\r[in device send right]\rA device port to the device to be written.\r<p>\r<dt> <var>reply_port</var> \r<dd>\r[in reply receive (to be converted to send-once) right]\rThe port to \rwhich the reply message is to be sent.\r<p>\r<dt> <var>mode</var> \r<dd>\r[in scalar]\rI/O mode value.  Meaningful options are:\r<dl>\r<p>\r<dt> <strong>D_NOWAIT</strong>\r<dd>\rDo not wait for I/O completion.\r</dl>\r<p>\r<dt> <var>recnum</var> \r<dd>\r[in scalar]\rRecord number to be written.\r<p>\r<dt> <var>data</var> \r<dd>\r[pointer to in array of bytes]\rData bytes to be written.\r<p>\r<dt> <var>data_count</var> \r<dd>\r[in scalar]\rNumber of data bytes to be written.\r<p>\r<dt> <var>return_code</var> \r<dd>\r[in scalar]\rThe return status code from the write.\r<p>\r<dt> <var>bytes_written</var> \r<dd>\r[out scalar, in for asynchronous form]\rSize of data transfer.\r</dl>\r<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>\r<p>\rThe <strong>device_write</strong> function writes a sequence of bytes\rto a device object.  The \rmeaning of <var>recnum</var> as well as the specific operation performed is device\rdependent.\r<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>\r<p>\rOnly generic errors apply.\r<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>\r<p>\rFunctions:\r<a href="device_write_inband.html"><strong>device_write_inband</strong></a>,\r<a href="device_reply_server.html"><strong>device_reply_server</strong></a>.\r