suse man page for scsi_device_get

SCSI_DEVICE_GET(9)						  SCSI mid layer						SCSI_DEVICE_GET(9)

NAME
       scsi_device_get - get an additional reference to a scsi_device

SYNOPSIS
       int scsi_device_get(struct scsi_device * sdev);

ARGUMENTS
       sdev
	   device to get a reference to

DESCRIPTION
       Gets a reference to the scsi_device and increments the use count of the underlying LLDD module. You must hold host_lock of the parent
       Scsi_Host or already have a reference when calling this.

AUTHORS
       James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>
	   Author.

       Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
	   Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							SCSI_DEVICE_GET(9)