PCI_REQUEST_REGION

Section: Hardware Interfaces (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

pci_request_region - Reserve PCI I/O and memory resource  

SYNOPSIS

int pci_request_region(struct pci_dev * pdev, int bar, const char * res_name);
 

ARGUMENTS

pdev

PCI device whose resources are to be reserved

bar

BAR to be reserved

res_name

Name to be associated with resource
 

DESCRIPTION

Mark the PCI region associated with PCI device pdev BAR bar as being reserved by owner res_name. Do not access any address inside the PCI regions unless this call returns successfully.

Returns 0 on success, or EBUSY on error. A warning message is also printed on failure.  

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