Query: usb_get_dev
OS: centos
Section: 9
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USB_GET_DEV(9) USB Core APIs USB_GET_DEV(9)NAMEusb_get_dev - increments the reference count of the usb device structureSYNOPSISstruct usb_device * usb_get_dev(struct usb_device * dev);ARGUMENTSdev the device being referencedDESCRIPTIONEach live reference to a device should be refcounted. Drivers for USB interfaces should normally record such references in their probe methods, when they bind to an interface, and release them by calling usb_put_dev, in their disconnect methods.RETURNA pointer to the device with the incremented reference counter.COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 USB_GET_DEV(9)