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PARPORT_GET_PORT(9)					       Parallel Port Devices					       PARPORT_GET_PORT(9)

NAME
       parport_get_port - increment a port's reference count

SYNOPSIS
       struct parport * parport_get_port(struct parport * port);

ARGUMENTS
       port
	   the port

DESCRIPTION
       This ensures that a struct parport pointer remains valid until the matching parport_put_port call.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						       PARPORT_GET_PORT(9)