DEVICE_ADD(9) Device drivers infrastructure DEVICE_ADD(9)
NAME
device_add - add device to device hierarchy.
SYNOPSIS
int device_add(struct device * dev);
ARGUMENTS
dev
device.
DESCRIPTION
This is part 2 of device_register, though may be called separately _iff_ device_initialize has been called separately.
This adds dev to the kobject hierarchy via kobject_add, adds it to the global and sibling lists for the device, then adds it to the other
relevant subsystems of the driver model.
NOTE
_Never_ directly free dev after calling this function, even if it returned an error! Always use put_device to give up your reference
instead.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 DEVICE_ADD(9)
