INPUT_GET_NEW_MINOR(9)                   Input Subsystem                   INPUT_GET_NEW_MINOR(9)



NAME
       input_get_new_minor - allocates a new input minor number

SYNOPSIS
       int input_get_new_minor(int legacy_base, unsigned int legacy_num, bool allow_dynamic);

ARGUMENTS
       legacy_base
           beginning or the legacy range to be searched

       legacy_num
           size of legacy range

       allow_dynamic
           whether we can also take ID from the dynamic range

DESCRIPTION
       This function allocates a new device minor for from input major namespace. Caller can
       request legacy minor by specifying legacy_base and legacy_num parameters and whether ID
       can be allocated from dynamic range if there are no free IDs in legacy range.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                    INPUT_GET_NEW_MINOR(9)