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