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PLATFORM_DEVICE_ALLO(9) 				   Device drivers infrastructure				   PLATFORM_DEVICE_ALLO(9)

NAME
       platform_device_alloc - create a platform device

SYNOPSIS
       struct platform_device * platform_device_alloc(const char * name, int id);

ARGUMENTS
       name
	   base name of the device we're adding

       id
	   instance id

DESCRIPTION
       Create a platform device object which can have other objects attached to it, and which will have attached objects freed when it is
       released.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   PLATFORM_DEVICE_ALLO(9)