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CDEV_ALLOC(9)							   Char devices 						     CDEV_ALLOC(9)

NAME
       cdev_alloc - allocate a cdev structure

SYNOPSIS
       struct cdev * cdev_alloc(void);

ARGUMENTS
       void
	   no arguments

DESCRIPTION
       Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							     CDEV_ALLOC(9)