centos man page for misc_register

Query: misc_register

OS: centos

Section: 9

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MISC_REGISTER(9)					       Miscellaneous Devices						  MISC_REGISTER(9)

NAME
misc_register - register a miscellaneous device
SYNOPSIS
int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc);
ARGUMENTS
misc device structure Register a miscellaneous device with the kernel. If the minor number is set to MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR a minor number is assigned and placed in the minor field of the structure. For other cases the minor number requested is used.
DESCRIPTION
The structure passed is linked into the kernel and may not be destroyed until it has been unregistered. A zero is returned on success and a negative errno code for failure.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 MISC_REGISTER(9)
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