PLATFORM_DEVICE_REGI(9)           Device drivers infrastructure           PLATFORM_DEVICE_REGI(9)



NAME
       platform_device_register_simple - add a platform-level device and its resources

SYNOPSIS
       struct platform_device * platform_device_register_simple(const char * name, int id,
                                                                const struct resource * res,
                                                                unsigned int num);

ARGUMENTS
       name
           base name of the device we're adding

       id
           instance id

       res
           set of resources that needs to be allocated for the device

       num
           number of resources

DESCRIPTION
       This function creates a simple platform device that requires minimal resource and memory
       management. Canned release function freeing memory allocated for the device allows drivers
       using such devices to be unloaded without waiting for the last reference to the device to
       be dropped.

       This interface is primarily intended for use with legacy drivers which probe hardware
       directly. Because such drivers create sysfs device nodes themselves, rather than letting
       system infrastructure handle such device enumeration tasks, they don't fully conform to
       the Linux driver model. In particular, when such drivers are built as modules, they can't
       be “hotplugged”.

       Returns struct platform_device pointer on success, or ERR_PTR on error.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                   PLATFORM_DEVICE_REGI(9)