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REQUEST_RESOURCE(9)						Hardware Interfaces					       REQUEST_RESOURCE(9)

NAME
       request_resource - request and reserve an I/O or memory resource

SYNOPSIS
       int request_resource(struct resource * root, struct resource * new);

ARGUMENTS
       root
	   root resource descriptor

       new
	   resource descriptor desired by caller

DESCRIPTION
       Returns 0 for success, negative error code on error.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						       REQUEST_RESOURCE(9)