centos man page for register_blkdev

Query: register_blkdev

OS: centos

Section: 9

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REGISTER_BLKDEV(9)						   Block Devices						REGISTER_BLKDEV(9)

NAME
register_blkdev - register a new block device
SYNOPSIS
int register_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char * name);
ARGUMENTS
major the requested major device number [1..255]. If major=0, try to allocate any unused major number. name the name of the new block device as a zero terminated string
DESCRIPTION
The name must be unique within the system. The return value depends on the major input parameter. - if a major device number was requested in range [1..255] then the function returns zero on success, or a negative error code - if any unused major number was requested with major=0 parameter then the return value is the allocated major number in range [1..255] or a negative error code otherwise
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 REGISTER_BLKDEV(9)
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