DEVICE_REGISTER(9)                Device drivers infrastructure                DEVICE_REGISTER(9)



NAME
       device_register - register a device with the system.

SYNOPSIS
       int device_register(struct device * dev);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
           pointer to the device structure

DESCRIPTION
       This happens in two clean steps - initialize the device and add it to the system. The two
       steps can be called separately, but this is the easiest and most common. I.e. you should
       only call the two helpers separately if have a clearly defined need to use and refcount
       the device before it is added to the hierarchy.

       For more information, see the kerneldoc for device_initialize and device_add.

NOTE
       _Never_ directly free dev after calling this function, even if it returned an error!
       Always use put_device to give up the reference initialized in this function instead.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                        DEVICE_REGISTER(9)