CCWGROUP_CREATE_FROM

Section: The ccwgroup bus (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

ccwgroup_create_from_string - create and register a ccw group device

SYNOPSIS

int ccwgroup_create_from_string(struct device * root, unsigned int creator_id, struct ccw_driver * cdrv, int num_devices, const char * buf);

ARGUMENTS

root

: parent device for the new device

creator_id

: identifier of creating driver

cdrv

: ccw driver of slave devices

num_devices

: number of slave devices

buf

: buffer containing comma separated bus ids of slave devices

DESCRIPTION

Create and register a new ccw group device as a child of root. Slave devices are obtained from the list of bus ids given in buf and must all belong to cdrv.

RETURNS

0 on success and an error code on failure.

CONTEXT

non-atomic

AUTHOR

Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>

: Author.