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PARPORT_OPEN(9) 					       Parallel Port Devices						   PARPORT_OPEN(9)

NAME
       parport_open - find a device by canonical device number

SYNOPSIS
       struct pardevice * parport_open(int devnum, const char * name);

ARGUMENTS
       devnum
	   canonical device number

       name
	   name to associate with the device

DESCRIPTION
       This function is similar to parport_register_device, except that it locates a device by its number rather than by the port it is attached
       to.

       All parameters except for devnum are the same as for parport_register_device. The return value is the same as for parport_register_device.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014							   PARPORT_OPEN(9)