 kernel variables by
   constructing names of requested kernel variables and by performing
   error checking.
 
   This routine is intended for use in cases where the maximum number
   of values that may be returned is known at compile time.  The caller
   fetches all of the values associated with the specified kernel
   variable via a single call to this routine.  If the number of values
   to be fetched cannot be known until run time, the lower-level
   routine  <a href="gdpool_c.html">gdpool_c</a> should