centos man page for device_attach

DEVICE_ATTACH(9)					   Device drivers infrastructure					  DEVICE_ATTACH(9)

NAME
       device_attach - try to attach device to a driver.

SYNOPSIS
       int device_attach(struct device * dev);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
	   device.

DESCRIPTION
       Walk the list of drivers that the bus has and call driver_probe_device for each pair. If a compatible pair is found, break out and return.

       Returns 1 if the device was bound to a driver; 0 if no matching driver was found; -ENODEV if the device is not registered.

       When called for a USB interface, dev->parent lock must be held.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014							  DEVICE_ATTACH(9)