centos man page for input_get_new_minor

Query: input_get_new_minor

OS: centos

Section: 9

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INPUT_GET_NEW_MINOR(9)						  Input Subsystem					    INPUT_GET_NEW_MINOR(9)

NAME
input_get_new_minor - allocates a new input minor number
SYNOPSIS
int input_get_new_minor(int legacy_base, unsigned int legacy_num, bool allow_dynamic);
ARGUMENTS
legacy_base beginning or the legacy range to be searched legacy_num size of legacy range allow_dynamic whether we can also take ID from the dynamic range
DESCRIPTION
This function allocates a new device minor for from input major namespace. Caller can request legacy minor by specifying legacy_base and legacy_num parameters and whether ID can be allocated from dynamic range if there are no free IDs in legacy range.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 INPUT_GET_NEW_MINOR(9)
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