__CLASS_CREATE
Section: Device drivers infrastructure (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME
__class_create - create a struct class structure
SYNOPSIS
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struct class * __class_create(struct module * owner, const char * name, struct lock_class_key * key);
ARGUMENTS
owner
-
- pointer to the module that is to
lqownrq
this struct class
name
-
pointer to a string for the name of this class.
key
-
the lock_class_key for this class; used by mutex lock debugging
DESCRIPTION
This is used to create a struct class pointer that can then be used in calls to
device_create.
Returns
struct class
pointer on success, or
ERR_PTR
on error.
Note, the pointer created here is to be destroyed when finished by making a call to
class_destroy.
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