SCSI_ALLOC_SDEV(9)                        SCSI mid layer                       SCSI_ALLOC_SDEV(9)



NAME
       scsi_alloc_sdev - allocate and setup a scsi_Device

SYNOPSIS
       struct scsi_device * scsi_alloc_sdev(struct scsi_target * starget, u64 lun,
                                            void * hostdata);

ARGUMENTS
       starget
           which target to allocate a scsi_device for

       lun
           which lun

       hostdata
           usually NULL and set by ->slave_alloc instead

DESCRIPTION
       Allocate, initialize for io, and return a pointer to a scsi_Device. Stores the shost,
       channel, id, and lun in the scsi_Device, and adds scsi_Device to the appropriate list.

       Return value: scsi_Device pointer, or NULL on failure.

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

       Rob Landley <rob AT landley.net>
           Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                        SCSI_ALLOC_SDEV(9)