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SCSI_ALLOC_SDEV(9)						  SCSI mid layer						SCSI_ALLOC_SDEV(9)

NAME
       scsi_alloc_sdev - allocate and setup a scsi_Device

SYNOPSIS
       struct scsi_device * scsi_alloc_sdev(struct scsi_target * starget, unsigned int lun, void * hostdata);

ARGUMENTS
       starget
	   which target to allocate a scsi_device for

       lun
	   which lun

       hostdata
	   usually NULL and set by ->slave_alloc instead

DESCRIPTION
       Allocate, initialize for io, and return a pointer to a scsi_Device. Stores the shost, channel, id, and lun in the scsi_Device, and adds
       scsi_Device to the appropriate list.

RETURN VALUE
       scsi_Device pointer, or NULL on failure.

AUTHORS
       James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
	   Author.

       Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
	   Author.

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